Between 300 and 400 refugees on Nauru are expected to protest against Australia's policy of offshore processing on the island this afternoon.
A leaflet being distributed by refugees on Nauru. Photo: SUPPLED
The Refugee Action Coalition spokesman Ian Rintoul says refugees from all the compounds would be gathering to peacefully protest the detention regime and appeal to local people to support them.
He says they have begun a campaign of non-cooperation with the Nauru government.
"People from all the compounds have been involved in the protest today. There are no refugee children at school, there are no refugees attending their adult English classes, around 150 of the adults have either quit their job or withdrawn their services, so are no longer working.
In a notice distributed publicly, the government said security and police presence would be heightened at parliament, the power station, the airport, the hospital, harbours and ports and phosphate mines.
It warned trespassing would result in criminal charges and attract fines of 200 dollars to 10,000 dollars, or one year in jail.
