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1 online resource (streaming video file) (52 min. 45 sec.) ; 319402425 bytes |
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BATOOR'S JOURNEYIn a television first on Tuesday's Dateline, an asylum seeker films his own desperate attempt to reach Australia. Afghan Hazara Barat Ali Batoor records a perilous journey as a boat packed with more than 90 people starts to take water off the Indonesian coast. Batoor records panicked calls for help from fellow Afghans on the boat, which ends up crashing onto a beach on a remote Indonesian island. The asylum seeker tells Mark Davis of his terrifying journey. Batoor also speaks of his voyage from Kabul which he had documented with a series of extraordinary photographs - after he fled his homeland, fearing that Taliban gunmen would target him for his work with US forces. He is now in limbo in Indonesia with others from Afghanistan who are looking for ways to make it to Australia.GUNNED DOWNThere's been international outrage over the Taliban shooting on a school bus of 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan last week. She was targeted and critically injured after being an outspoken campaigner for girls' education and a vocal critic of the Taliban. Tuesday's Dateline will broadcast a report, filmed before the shooting, which follows Malala and her family as they struggle with life in the war-torn Swat Valley. Malala's father is forced to close his private girls' school, bringing an end to Malala's education, before the family flees as the Taliban closes in. Even at such a young age, there's no doubting Malala's outspoken determination to stand up for her rights, as she talks about her dream of becoming a politician. Using video recorded by the New York Times, Victoria Strobl narrates this fascinating insight into the life of a girl who's become the face of Pakistan's fight against the Taliban.THE PARTY'S OVERWhen communist Laos opened its doors to tourism in 1999, it wasn't prepared for the alcohol and drug fuelled problems that came with it. In the picturesque town of Vang Vieng, at least 27 people died last year while taking part in risky stunts on the river. This year's death toll includes two Australians. On Tuesday's Dateline, David O'Shea reports on the dilemma now facing Laos over the future of its tourist industry. The government has started to crack down on the drunken, dangerous and illegal activities, which some locals say have ruined their area. But the business owners who rely on the influx of backpackers are watching with concern about what it means for their livelihoods. So, is the party really over? |
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Broadcast 2012-10-16 at 21:30:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Taliban.
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Girls -- Education.
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Human smuggling.
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Shooting.
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Voyages and travels.
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Boat people.
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Afghanistan.
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Pakistan.
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Streaming video
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Davis, Mark, host
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O'Shea, David, reporter
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Strobl, Victoria, reporter
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Phabmisal, Senesak, contributor
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Sampson, Steve, contributor
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Yousafzai, Malala, contributor
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Yousafzai, Ziauddin, contributor
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