owner-sievx-news
Fri, 22 Aug 2003 18:32:49 -0700
Recent additions to our archives of news articles regarding the SIEVX disaster and aftermath include: 'Refugees mourn loved ones lost at sea',Barbie Dutter, 24 October 2001 Daily Telegraph (UK) http://sievx.com/articles/disaster/20011024BarbieDutter.html (Importantly this article includes a map of the likely sinking position, which is very close to where SIEVX critics have assessed the boat probably sank) 'Iraqis, Afghans perish on way to Australia', 24 October 2001 Jakarta Post http://sievx.com/articles/disaster/20011024JakartaPost.html (Quotes IOM Chief Richard Danziger on the number of boats that have foundered on the way to Australia in 2001) 'Survivors' claims of forced passage denied', Vaudine England, 26 October 2001, South China Morning Post http://sievx.com/articles/disaster/20011026VaudineEngland.html 'Refugees blame smugglers...', A.Emmanuelle, 26 October 2001 Jakarta Post http://sievx.com/articles/disaster/20011026JakartaPost.html ('The Australian Government offers training and has built relationships with police in Lombok, West Java and Kupang in West Timor. But a source said their efforts to reach an understanding in Lampung, South Sumatra, had been less successful.') 'The Legal Loopholes of Refugee Smuggling', November 2001, Tempo Magazine http://sievx.com/articles/psdp/20011113Tempo.html (Includes some info on Quassey's syndicate, including the two police officers - Agus Safuan and Johan - whom he was working with) 'Illegal Immigrants still unsure of their destiny', Junaidi & Sufa, 2 March 2002, Jakarta Post http://sievx.com/articles/psdp/20020302JakartaPost.html ('Bogor started to become a shelter for illegal immigrants in November 2000 following the detention of 168 boat people from Afghanistan and Iraq who were stranded in Ranca Buaya harbor near Garut, West Java. The foreigners were all sent to Wisma Palar. Many of them were later sent to the immigration quarantine in Jakarta.') ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This list is hosted by http://sievx.com SIEVX-NEWS is a low-traffic list for disseminating news about the SIEVX Affair. To unsubscribe: send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe sievx-news' in the body. All other requests/comments to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~