Re: To David Chibo re: refugees

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: Hi people, : The main problems we face are at Woomera, which is in the state of Western Australia. : Around 90% of the asylum seekers from Iraq are Christian Assyrians. : Many have sewn their lips together and gone on hunger strikes. Some have drunk poison in an attempt to committ suicide. : An unaccompanied 16 year old Iraqi boy was found hanging from a ceiling and was saved. : In Villawood we have around 18 Assyrians and Marybinong holds 9. : At Marybinong the Iraqi asylum seekers are ALL Assyrian. : We visited 7 of our 9 detainees on Monday. : We had to pass through extensive security and metal detectors before we were allowed entry. : I was even forced to take off my belt before passing through the metal detector. : After meeting with them we found out that many were from Duhok and Zakho. : They told us of their plight and how they arrived in Australia. : There was a 16 year old girl named Nebras Rasha who appeared very sad. : I gave her a "Free the Refugees' postcard I had smuggled in and that appeared to cheer her up. : I also handed out little leaflets telling them of the nationwide protest on Saturday. : Meanwhile Sennacherib Warda took all their names and has already begun to contact refugee legal advisors in the hope of getting them out. : They appeared alot happier after we had left and we promised we'd visit them next Sunday. : Our people at Marybinong were not involved in any lip sewing, hunger strikes or attempts of suicide. : Back soon, : David

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