An Iranian asylum seeker committed suicide in Nauru. The Guardian reported the 26-year-old man, identified as Fariborz K, was found in his tent on Friday morning. A recent health assessment identified him as ‘severely traumatised’. Twelve asylum seekers and refugees have died in the Pacific regional processing centres: seven in Papua New Guinea and five in Nauru.
Several thousand asylum seekers in Australia are in the process of being cut off from social support in 2018. Since 4 June, Status Resolution Support Services (SRSS) have been ended for many asylum seekers on bridging visas. SRSS comprised payment of around $35 a day, plus case management support and access to trauma and torture counselling.
In Europe, Italy refused to disembark a boat carrying 629 migrants and refugees, who had been rescued in Libyan territorial waters. Following a standoff between Italy and Malta, Spain offered to accept the boat in the port of Valencia.