Three Iranian refugees living in Nauru tell the Guardian how they feel about the refugee medical transfer bill
Sahar* does not have the energy for optimism. The Iranian refugee is one of a large number of refugees and asylum seekers in immigration detention on Nauru who would be eligible for medical transfer to Australia if legislation that passed the House on Tuesday also passes the Senate, which it is expected to do.
She has severe anxiety stemming from a dog attack and what she describes as persistent sexual harassment in Nauru, as well as painful degrading enamel on her teeth, a condition that earned her a medical referral to Australia from Nauru’s senior dental officer for enamel veneers, which are not available in the tiny Pacific nation.
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