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Asylum Day




In a special day of events, BBC radio and television, local radio and BBCi will investigate 'one of the most contentious and least understood issues of the moment'.
Video Nation gives you the opportunity to share your thoughts on asylum.

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23 Jul 2003
RHETORIC
Jack Cowley
1.04 mins
Jack thinks the rhetoric about asylum seekers is getting out of hand.



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22 Jul 2003
MY COUNTRY
Fatima Sarghini
1.07 mins
Fatima used to leave her door open but now she doesn't feel safe...



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21 Jul 2003
FREEDOM
Stephen O'Donoghue
1.19 mins
Stephen thinks freedom is for everybody not just for us.



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18 Jul 2003
INCREDIBLE HISTORY
Julia Racster - Szostac
1.06 mins
Julia realises the incredible history asylum seekers have...



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16 Jul 2003
JOURNEY
Diari Ibrahim
1.16 mins
For Diari the decision to leave Iraq was a difficult one...



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15 Jul 2003
DIVERSITY
Vincent O'Brien
1.19 mins
Vincent believes the value of British culture is based on it's acceptance of diversity...



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14 Jul 2003
WHO ARE THEY?
Ian Mackinnon
1.09 mins
Asylum seekers risk everything to get here. Ian thinks they must be quite desperate...



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11 Jul 2003
LANGUAGE
Gabriel Lock
0.56 mins
The first thing Gabriel's father did when he came to England was to learn English. He agrees.



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11 Jul 2003
ORDINARY PEOPLE
Elizabeth Josephs
0.54 mins
Elizabeth has abandoned her home. She's an ordinary person with a lot to offer...



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10 Jul 2003
BRITISH
Frank Page
1.07 mins
Frank reminds Mr Blair that charity starts at home.



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09 Jul 2003
HATE
Beston Fatih
1.10 mins
Beston left his family in Iraq. He doesn't understand why asylum seekers are hated...



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09 Nov 1998
GRATEFUL
Charles Spencer
2.04 mins
Charles was a wartime refugee



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26 May 1997
INDEPENDENCE
Abdel Adam
1.48 mins
Abdel celebrates Sudanese Independence Day





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