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World Service,08 Jun 2001,28 mins

The Road to Refuge

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What happens to asylum seekers who arrive in the West? In many countries they can expect a hostile reception. Pam O'Toole visits Somali asylum seeker, Mohamed Abdille in a US jail. She also visits the controversial Woomera immigration detention centre in a former rocket testing range in the Australian desert.

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