"Woomera was recently the scene of a two-week hunger strike by more than 200 asylum seekers protesting conditions in the camp and the length of time ó up to three years ó taken to deal with their claims. Dozens of hunger strikers, including children, sewed their lips together and one man suffered severe lacerations when he jumped onto a coil of razor wire."
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