Canberra (AFP) - A refugee who set herself on fire on the Pacific island of Nauru after being sent there by Australia was in a critical condition Tuesday, just days after an Iranian man died in a similar act of self-harm.
Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said the incident happened on Monday and the behaviour of those detained on the small island -- where Australia sends asylum-seekers arriving by boat -- was intensifying.
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