Nauru

Nauru's Justice Minister has accused refugees on the island of threatening other refugees who haven't taken part in protests this past week.

An Australia-based refugee advocates says those who were arrested have told harrowing stories of robbery, mistreatment and appalling jail conditions.

Nauru police say that 183 refugees arrested after protests on Wednesday were released from custody last night and are on bail.

Nauru's government says almost 200 hundred refugees arrested after a series of protests will be released on bail tonight.

The Nauru government now says 183 refugees have been arrested and are being held at the country's correctional centre after protests on Wednesday.

Refugees are continuing to protest on Nauru, despite the arrest of 40 refugees yesterday and the introduction of heavy-handed limits on public gatherings by authorities. Video

A report in Australia says child protection whistleblowers who raised the alarm about child sexual abuse, violence and self-harm on Nauru are being investigated by the Australian federal police.

The Australian-based Refugee Action Coalition says up to 150 refugees, including at least one family group with children, have now been arrested on Nauru.

Nauru police have placed draconian limits on protesting by refugees on the island.

An advocate for the asylum seekers and refugees on Nauru has dismissed claims by the Nauru president that refugees are resorting to violence.

Nauru's president has accused Australian refugee advocates of provoking violence on the island nation.

Nauru Airlines is in talks to provide services from the Marshall Islands to the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau.

More than 100 refugees from camps right across Nauru have staged their second protest in three days, on Sunday afternoon.

Nauru's government says Australia's Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has signed a deal to set up an agency on the island.

An Iranian refugee on Nauru says asylum seekers and refugees are not treated like humans.

Between 300 and 400 refugees on Nauru are expected to protest against Australia's policy of offshore processing on the island this afternoon.

Amnesty International says the arbitrary removal of judges and suspension of parliamentarians in Nauru last year will have had a ripple effect.

Amnesty International has criticised Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Nauru for failing to protect human rights in its annual look at human rights abuse around the world.

The Nauru government is allowing access to the community for what it calls a select number of asylum seekers from the Australian run detention camps.

Australia's immigration minister, Peter Dutton, has visited Nauru for the first time since being appointed to the role in a cabinet reshuffle in December.