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UIGHURS IN PARADISEAfter eight years locked up in the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, six Uighur men have arrived in the remote Pacific nation of Palau.The men escaped the Chinese ruled Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region only to be snared in the post 9/11 round up of foreigners in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Despite being officially cleared of terrorism charges by the US, they have been stuck in legal limbo as numerous countries including Australia refused US requests to resettle them, a move many believe may be related to fears of jeopardising relations with China.After much diplomatic wrangling, President of Palau Johnson Toribiong agreed to temporarily resettle the former detainees and has warmly welcomed them to his Pacific paradise - despite China's strong disapproval. The lawyer for two of the men, George Clarke, says of Australia's refusal to resettle the Uighurs, despite previous requests from the US, that "... I hope it is not to appease the Chinese that the decision was made..."David O'Shea finds the Uighurs are very relieved to be in Palau, but after years of incarceration are struggling to come to terms with their new found freedom.NOLLYWOODYou may have been to Hollywood, you're familiar with Bollywood, and if you saw Evan William's Pakistan story earlier this year, you may have even heard of Lollywood... But how much do you know about Nollywood?It turns out Nigeria is home to a thriving African film industry that's making waves across the world. Nollywood is churning out around 2,000 films a year, making it the second-most prolific movie industry on earth, just behind India.Aaron Lewis travels to Nigeria to meet Nollywood's filmmakers, who have become famous for working under extraordinarily difficult conditions. Aaron speaks with Moses Ewan, one of Nigeria's most popular directors, who thrives in an industry where entire two hour movies are often conceived, written, filmed, and on the screen- all in less than a month.These films often take a fearless approach to some of Africa's toughest issues... HIV-aids, political corruption and urban poverty. These heartfelt homegrown stories have propelled Nollywood into African homes... And pushed aside the American blockbusters.INTERVIEW WITH JEREMY LEGGETTThis week as Australia's politicians continue to scrap over our own emissions trading scheme in the lead-up to Copenhagen, we speak to green energy entrepreneur Jeremy Leggett who has a gloomy forecast for the much-hyped meeting in a few week's time. Jeremy Leggett is one of the world's foremost experts on renewable power, energy policy and climate change. He worked as an oil geologist before become an environmental campaigner for Greenpeace. Today, he's a prominent commentator around the world and is executive chairman of the UK's leading solar company and a founding director of the world's first private equity fund for renewable energy.He says the Copenhagen summit is heading for failure and that we are going to have to live with the knowledge that our leaders can table $4 trillion for the banks and barely $100 billion to save the world's climate."I am increasingly thinking it shows us that our entire short-termist operating system is rotten and suicidal," he says |
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Broadcast 2009-11-15 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects.
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International relations.
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Motion pictures.
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September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001)
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Terrorism.
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Denmark -- Copenhagen.
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Nigeria.
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Palau.
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Streaming video
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Ala, Mamtimin, contributor
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Beisel, Douglass, contributor
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Bezner, Mark, contributor
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Clarke, George, contributor
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Demasos, Stella, contributor
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Ewan, Moses, contributor
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Glenn, Ted, contributor
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Isikaku, Emmanuel, contributor
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Isong, Emem, contributor
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Kelani, Tunde, contributor
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Lewis, Aaron, reporter
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Negus, George, host
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Noah, Ramsey, contributor
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Noori, Adel, contributor
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O'Shea, David, reporter
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Pierantozzi, Sandra, contributor
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Sternhell, Michael, contributor
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Toribiong, Johnson, contributor
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Tourson, Ahmad, contributor
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