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| Subject: OZschwitz to post YouTube film to curb "people-smuggling" Tue Aug 02, 2011 4:53 am | |
| The Australian government is to post on YouTube images of so-called boatpeople being turned away and sent to Malaysia, in an effort to deter asylum seekers.
The video will show arrivals at Australia's offshore detention centre on Christmas Island being expelled and boarding aircraft.
Canberra recently signed a deal with Malaysia to accept 800 boatpeople intercepted in Australia.
Asylum seekers remain a politically sensitive issue in Australia.
In return for Malaysia accepting the arrivals by boat, Australia will take 4,000 immigrants who are already registered there over the next four years.
Human rights groups have criticised Australia over the deal, because Malaysia has not signed the UN Convention on refugees, and the groups say asylum seekers are routinely mistreated there.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14369249 |
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