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2018
in
Nauru

Decades:
See also:

Events in the year 2018 in Nauru.

Incumbents

Events

  • 10 January – Australian High Commissioner to Nauru Angela Tierney presents her credentials to President Waqa. [1]
  • 30 January – The Nauruan government lifts a temporary ban on Facebook started in 2015. [2]
  • 12 February – Nauru and South Ossetia abolish visa requirements for visits shorter than 90 days. [3]
  • 18 February – Thirty-five refugees leave Nauru for resettlement in Los Angeles in the United States. [4]
  • 25 February – Twenty-six refugees leave Nauru for resettlement in the United States. [5]
  • 4 March – Twenty-nine refugees leave Nauru for resettlement in the United States. [6]
  • 13 March
  • 9 April – Charisma Amoe-Tarrant wins Nauru a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Women's +90kg weightlifting event in Gold Coast, Australia. [9] [10]
  • 30 April – Sixteen refugees leave Nauru for resettlement in the United States. [11]
  • 1 June – Nauru nationals are granted visa-free entry to Taiwan for visits up to 30 days. [12]
  • 15 June – An Iranian asylum seeker's body is found in an Australian offshore processing centre on Nauru. The asylum seeker committed suicide, the third in processing centres on Nauru to do so. [13]
  • 2 July – Nauru announces plans to block the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from attending and covering the Pacific Islands Forum in September. [14]
  • 8 July – Twenty-three refugees leave Nauru for resettlement in the United States. [15]
  • 22 July – Thirty-six refugees leave Nauru for resettlement in the United States. [16]
  • 4 September – Television New Zealand reporter Barbara Dreaver is detained by the Nauru Police Force following an interviews with refugees. [17]
  • 13 September – Justice Geoff Muecke grants the Nauru 19 a permanent stay on their case tied to a protest in 2015. [18]
  • 4 December – The Nauru Court of Appeals formally opens. [19]
  • Full Date Unknown
    • Nauru partners with the company DeepGreen Resources for future deep sea mining. [20] [21]
    • A coalition of Australian human rights groups set 20 November as a deadline for removing refugee from offshore detention centres in Nauru. [22]

References

  1. ^ "President Waqa receives new Australian High Commissioner to Nauru". Loop Nauru. January 10, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Nauru Government removes temporary restriction on Facebook". Loop Nauru. January 30, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Nauru Government removes temporary restriction on Facebook". Radio New Zealand. January 30, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "More refugees leave Nauru for US". Radio New Zealand. February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "More refugees leave Nauru for resettlement". Loop Nauru. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "More refugees leave Nauru for America". Loop Nauru. March 5, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  7. ^ Doherty, Ben (3 April 2018). "Nauru's former president accuses Australia of being complicit in 'political prosecution'". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Nauru appoints Justice Muecke to Supreme Court Bench". Loop Nauru. March 14, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  9. ^ "Feagaiga Stowers secures Samoa's second gold medal". Samoa Observer. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  10. ^ "Event Schedule - Women's +90kg". Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  11. ^ "More Nauru refugees sent to be resettled in the US". Loop Nauru. April 30, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  12. ^ "Taiwan grants visa-free entry to Nauru nationals". Loop Nauru (Press release). May 31, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  13. ^ Doherty, Ben; Vasefi, Saba (June 15, 2018). "Iranian asylum seeker dies by suicide on Nauru". The Guardian. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  14. ^ "Nauru bans Australian Broadcasting Corporation from Pacific Islands Forum". IFEX. July 5, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  15. ^ "More Nauru refugees leave for US". Loop Nauru. July 9, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  16. ^ "US resettlement of refugees on Nauru continues as Australians protest". Loop Nauru. July 23, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  17. ^ Davidson, Helen (September 4, 2018). "New Zealand reporter detained by police on Nauru after refugee interviews". The Guardian. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  18. ^ "Permanent stay for Nauru anti government protestors". Radio New Zealand. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  19. ^ "First sitting of the Nauru Court of Appeal". Loop Nauru (Press release). December 14, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  20. ^ "Nauru partners with deep sea mining company on quest for sustainable future". Loop Nauru (Press release). July 23, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  21. ^ Davison, Janet (August 5, 2018). "Murky waters". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  22. ^ Davidson, Helen (August 19, 2018). "Human rights groups set deadline to get all refugee children off Nauru". The Guardian. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2018
in
Nauru

Decades:
See also:

Events in the year 2018 in Nauru.

Incumbents

Events

  • 10 January – Australian High Commissioner to Nauru Angela Tierney presents her credentials to President Waqa. [1]
  • 30 January – The Nauruan government lifts a temporary ban on Facebook started in 2015. [2]
  • 12 February – Nauru and South Ossetia abolish visa requirements for visits shorter than 90 days. [3]
  • 18 February – Thirty-five refugees leave Nauru for resettlement in Los Angeles in the United States. [4]
  • 25 February – Twenty-six refugees leave Nauru for resettlement in the United States. [5]
  • 4 March – Twenty-nine refugees leave Nauru for resettlement in the United States. [6]
  • 13 March
  • 9 April – Charisma Amoe-Tarrant wins Nauru a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Women's +90kg weightlifting event in Gold Coast, Australia. [9] [10]
  • 30 April – Sixteen refugees leave Nauru for resettlement in the United States. [11]
  • 1 June – Nauru nationals are granted visa-free entry to Taiwan for visits up to 30 days. [12]
  • 15 June – An Iranian asylum seeker's body is found in an Australian offshore processing centre on Nauru. The asylum seeker committed suicide, the third in processing centres on Nauru to do so. [13]
  • 2 July – Nauru announces plans to block the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from attending and covering the Pacific Islands Forum in September. [14]
  • 8 July – Twenty-three refugees leave Nauru for resettlement in the United States. [15]
  • 22 July – Thirty-six refugees leave Nauru for resettlement in the United States. [16]
  • 4 September – Television New Zealand reporter Barbara Dreaver is detained by the Nauru Police Force following an interviews with refugees. [17]
  • 13 September – Justice Geoff Muecke grants the Nauru 19 a permanent stay on their case tied to a protest in 2015. [18]
  • 4 December – The Nauru Court of Appeals formally opens. [19]
  • Full Date Unknown
    • Nauru partners with the company DeepGreen Resources for future deep sea mining. [20] [21]
    • A coalition of Australian human rights groups set 20 November as a deadline for removing refugee from offshore detention centres in Nauru. [22]

References

  1. ^ "President Waqa receives new Australian High Commissioner to Nauru". Loop Nauru. January 10, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Nauru Government removes temporary restriction on Facebook". Loop Nauru. January 30, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Nauru Government removes temporary restriction on Facebook". Radio New Zealand. January 30, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "More refugees leave Nauru for US". Radio New Zealand. February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "More refugees leave Nauru for resettlement". Loop Nauru. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "More refugees leave Nauru for America". Loop Nauru. March 5, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  7. ^ Doherty, Ben (3 April 2018). "Nauru's former president accuses Australia of being complicit in 'political prosecution'". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Nauru appoints Justice Muecke to Supreme Court Bench". Loop Nauru. March 14, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  9. ^ "Feagaiga Stowers secures Samoa's second gold medal". Samoa Observer. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  10. ^ "Event Schedule - Women's +90kg". Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  11. ^ "More Nauru refugees sent to be resettled in the US". Loop Nauru. April 30, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  12. ^ "Taiwan grants visa-free entry to Nauru nationals". Loop Nauru (Press release). May 31, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  13. ^ Doherty, Ben; Vasefi, Saba (June 15, 2018). "Iranian asylum seeker dies by suicide on Nauru". The Guardian. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  14. ^ "Nauru bans Australian Broadcasting Corporation from Pacific Islands Forum". IFEX. July 5, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  15. ^ "More Nauru refugees leave for US". Loop Nauru. July 9, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  16. ^ "US resettlement of refugees on Nauru continues as Australians protest". Loop Nauru. July 23, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  17. ^ Davidson, Helen (September 4, 2018). "New Zealand reporter detained by police on Nauru after refugee interviews". The Guardian. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  18. ^ "Permanent stay for Nauru anti government protestors". Radio New Zealand. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  19. ^ "First sitting of the Nauru Court of Appeal". Loop Nauru (Press release). December 14, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  20. ^ "Nauru partners with deep sea mining company on quest for sustainable future". Loop Nauru (Press release). July 23, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  21. ^ Davison, Janet (August 5, 2018). "Murky waters". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  22. ^ Davidson, Helen (August 19, 2018). "Human rights groups set deadline to get all refugee children off Nauru". The Guardian. Retrieved February 1, 2023.

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