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UN Condemns Australia Deporting Assylum Seeker (ສະ​ຫະ​ປະ​ຊາ​ຊາດ​ປະ​ນາມອອ​ສ​ເຕຼ​ເລັຍ​ຜັກ​ດັນ​ຜູ້​ຂໍ​ລີ້​ພັຍ)

Protesters at Villawood immigration centre (SBS)
Protesters at Villawood immigration centre (SBS) Source: SBS

The United Nations has condemned the Australian government's deportation of a Tamil asylum seeker, separating him from his wife and child. 30-year-old Thileepan Gnaneswaran was deported in the early hours of Tuesday morning.


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By Greg Dyett, Khamleck Thongvilu (ຄຳ​ເຫຼັກ ທອງວິ​ລຸຍ)

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The United Nations has condemned the Australian government's deportation of a Tamil asylum seeker, separating him from his wife and child. 30-year-old Thileepan Gnaneswaran was deported in the early hours of Tuesday morning.



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