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Protester collapses on roof
September 22, 2010 - 6:14PM
AAP
A Chinese national protesting at a Sydney detention centre is in a coma after slashing himself with a blade, one of his fellow rooftop demonstrators says.
Five men and four women climbed onto the roof of the Villawood Detention Centre at 9am (AEST) on Wednesday.
They claim to have been on a hunger strike since Monday, and all are threatening to jump if Australian authorities don't agree to give them refugee protection visas.
One of the women, Xiao Yun, 32, has told refugee advocates she is two months pregnant.
Speaking through a translator, who identified himself only as Baxter, Ms Yun said a 21-year-old man was in a coma after slashing himself.
She said the man had cut himself with a blade and nearly jumped off the roof.
Moments before he collapsed, Ms Yun said, he was "feeling very dizzy".
Ms Yun, who arrived in Australia on April 15, told Baxter that the father of her unborn child was protesting alongside her.
Baxter told reporters at the scene that the nine protesters planned to remain on the roof throughout the night and jump off together late on Thursday afternoon if their demands are not met.
Jamal Daoud of the Social Justice Network told AAP the group wanted their applications reviewed by independent bodies.
"They think if they are deported to China they will be tortured or killed," he said. |