Sprent Dabwido dies from cancer, age 46

From Checkpoint, 6:23 pm on 9 May 2019

Nauru's former president Sprent Dabwido has died from cancer at the age of 46. He oversaw the reopening of Australia's refugee detention centres on Nauru, but spent his final years fighting as one of the so-called 'Nauru 19' protesters who came under attack from the current government.