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New detainee protest erupts on rooftop of Sydney's Villawood Centre

Nine asylum seekers aged between 20 and 27 years old from China, climbed onto the roof of Villawood Detention Centre and threatened to jump off. One woman was pregnant. The protest started after a 36-year-old Fijian man facing deportation committed suicide the day before.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/new-detainee-protest-erupts-on-rooftop-of-sydneys-villawood-centre/story-fn59niix-1225927798015

 

2 deaths, 10 years, what have we learned?

Inga Ting, Crikey, Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Details the suicides of two men at Villawood. Clearly this is no place for any human being, let alone children.

http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/22/two-detainee-deaths-10-years-apart-what-have-we-learned/

 

Asylum protest ends as Bowen makes no promises

James Massola, The Australian, September 22, 2010

Details riots at Villawood.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/capital-circle/asylum-protest-ends-as-bowen-makes-no-promises/story-fn59nqgy-1225927675790

 

Fijian detainee's death at Villawood detention centre sparks new rooftop protest

Lanai Vasek, The Australian, September 20, 2010

More people protesting on the rooftops of Villawood.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/fijian-detainees-death-at-villawood-detention-centre-sparks-new-rooftop-protest/story-e6frf7l6-1225926871328