Last Man on Manus Island - Papua New Guinea

July 2005
Australia's tough immigration policies are exemplified by the case of Aladdin Sisalem, a Palestinian refugee who was dispatched to Manus Island when he appealed on his arrival in Australia for asylum. Manus Island is outside Australian borders, but immigrants without a legitimate claim to asylum in Australia are routinely dispatched there. When Aladdin arrived at Manus detention centre, there were about 150 people inmates. Now they have all left, and he is alone with nothing to do and no one to see except prison guards and a solitary cat. Punctuated with some stunning views of the surrounding countryside, Dateline interviews some of the key players who can shape Aladdin's future, including his Australian lawyer, and the Australian minister responsible for immigration and cultural affairs. For Aladdin, meanwhile, the outlook remains bleak, and he admits to deteriorating sanity even as he spends his days using his computer to try to find a way out of this most unusual and life-sapping of situations for a refugee in the twenty-first century.

Produced by SBS/Dateline
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

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[Amanyamoona]

i have to say this i was one of the few groups who lived there.. everytime i look at this video i burst into tears ..this has been a nightmare that plagues me i was but a child yet as an adult it scarred me to death..you people who make nasty comments about this video are heartless and cruel and i understand your ignorance for you didnt even go through a scant thing of what we suffered in order to find happiness and live like the rest of the world does..

[Amanyamoona]

@inquisitiverobbo your a cruel heartless monster and you try to find videos on youtube of inhumane acts to voice your racist remarks. congratulations. 

[Amanyamoona]

i have to say this i was one of the few groups who lived there.. everytime i look at this video i burst into tears ..this has been a nightmare that plagues me i was but a child yet as an adult it scarred me to death..you people who make nasty comments about this video are heartless and cruel and i understand your ignorance for you didnt even go through a scant thing of what we suffered in order to find happiness and live like the rest of the world does..

[SuperZkym]

Join png...and work wit the png government...

[theearthhumannation1]

@kilaseika wow you must be the dumbest fuck ever lol. i want to see you in this situation you evil vial pig, you would scream and cry like the bitch you are! this man is a "free" human being a product of the earth we all deserve the right to live AND BE FREE UNDER THE SKY AND WITH FOOT ON ALL ALL ALL LAND! NO LINES BITCH!! the aussie evil gov. is stealing money from there people 23,000 dollers u.s. a day to keep this guy THINK stupid ass! AND THE FAT WHORE IN THIS VID IS SOON TO SEE KARMA!

[inquisitiverobbo]

Vnstone is a hard arse bitch

[inquisitiverobbo]

His name is ALLADIN why doesnt he just rub his lamp?

[DJPr0AdiZ]

Datz my Island....im FROM manus....proud to BE.Sorry DUDE

[4004880]

what UNHCR is doing

[htia075]

i feeel sorrry for himmm :(