Freedom Stories (NR)
synopsis
Freedom Stories features the unheard stories of people who arrived in Australia at a time of great political turmoil. Given the ongoing controversies over ‘boat people' it is timely that their stories be heard. It is 20 years since the introduction of mandatory detention in Australia and there are now twice as many detention centers with more than twice as many people in them as in 2001. Australia is the only United Nations Refugee Convention signatory that has a policy of indefinite mandatory detention and although Temporary Protection Visas were abolished in 2007, they have now returned in the form of bridging visas. So what was it like for people going through that dual system, how have they coped and what have they achieved since?
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Documentary
1 hr. 39 min.
synopsis
Freedom Stories features the unheard stories of people who arrived in Australia at a time of great political turmoil. Given the ongoing controversies over ‘boat people' it is timely that their stories be heard. It is 20 years since the introduction of mandatory detention in Australia and there are now twice as many detention centers with more than twice as many people in them as in 2001. Australia is the only United Nations Refugee Convention signatory that has a policy of indefinite mandatory detention and although Temporary Protection Visas were abolished in 2007, they have now returned in the form of bridging visas. So what was it like for people going through that dual system, how have they coped and what have they achieved since?
details
Documentary
1 hr. 39 min.
