Dabwido was a founding member of the Nauru First political party, and was elected to parliament in 2004. He served as telecommunications minister and oversaw the introduction of mobile phones to ...

The case of Nauru was made public shortly after Taiwan's free and democratic elections. "The purpose is to attack the democracy and freedom that our people are proud of," Tien said.

"This parliament has already tipped its hand enough to the people smugglers," he said. Opponents pointed out that the bill applies only to people already on Nauru and Manus Island, meaning new ...