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Reporter detained in Nauru for talking with refugee

Barbara Dreaver

TVNZ journalist Barbara Dreaver speaks to the media after she was released by Nauru Police. Source: New Zealand Herald Pool

The detainment of a New Zealand journalist in Nauru after she apparently spoke with a refugee has drawn attention away from an ongoing Pacific Islands Forum on the island. Authorities questioned the reporter after she apparently spoke with the refugee outside a restaurant, which officials say was in breach of her visa. Hundreds of refugees remain in limbo in an Australian-run detention centre on Nauru.


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By Andrea Nierhoff

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The detainment of a New Zealand journalist in Nauru after she apparently spoke with a refugee has drawn attention away from an ongoing Pacific Islands Forum on the island. Authorities questioned the reporter after she apparently spoke with the refugee outside a restaurant, which officials say was in breach of her visa. Hundreds of refugees remain in limbo in an Australian-run detention centre on Nauru.



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