As of early last year, at least a dozen asylum seekers and refugees had died while on Nauru and Manus. He knows of at least 12 refugees who have attempted suicide in recent days, he said. CNN reported that the provincial police commander on Manus said two refugees attempted suicide this past weekend. Agence France-Presse reported Tuesday that at least four asylum seekers at the offshore centers had attempted suicide since Morrison's government was reelected Saturday. The same month, lawmakers narrowly voted in favour of allowing doctors to approve asylum seekers' travel from the islands to Australia for medical reasons.

Source: Stuff May 23, 2019 09:18 UTC