Prohibited from working, people sent to the island by Australia say they are struggling to survive because food is so expensive

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Asylum seekers sent to Nauru by Australia say they are going hungry on the island, prohibited from working to support themselves and given insufficient money to buy enough food.

Others say they fear the Nauru government will deport them to their home countries, from where they say they have fled persecution and violence.

Source: Guardian - World News