THIS WEEK ON INSIGHT: Woomera, one of our most secret institutions Australia`s newest detention centre has been dogged by trouble all year- violent protests and allegations of harsh treatment and inhumane conditions. More than 500 men, women and children have been held at Woomera in South Australia for almost one year. Mainly Iraqis and Afghans, they arrived by boat and have been waiting to have their refugee applications settled ever since. The detainees are kept incommunicado, banned from making local telephone calls. Radio, newspapers and Australian TV are also forbidden. Federal Minister for Immigration, Philip Ruddock, says the Government`s tough stand is helping to reduce the numbers of refugees arriving in Australia. To find out what goes on behind the barbed wire fences, Insight talks to some newly released refugees, and tracks down a few brave individuals who break the silence surrounding Woomera. That`s Insight, this Thursday October 5, 2000 at 8.30pm. -- ********************************** 'Click' to protect the rainforest: Make the Rainforest Site your homepage! http://www.therainforestsite.com/ ********************************** ------------------------------------------------------ RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
