Iraq appeal for the release of Ride and Wainwright

Title

Iraq appeal for the release of Ride and Wainwright

Genre

Interview

TX Date

12 Feb 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:08:07

Description

The unsuccessful Baghdad appeal by Director-General of the Red Cross, Mike Whitlam for the release of Paul Ride and Michael Wainwright, who are serving Iraqi prison sentences for allegedly entering the country illegally from Kuwait. Angela Rippon live Drivetime interviews from Heathrow Airport with Julie Ride about her visit to her husband, and with Whitlam about his talks on behalf of the families with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister, Tariq Aziz.

Contributors

Angela Rippon; Mike Whitlam; Julie Ride

Keywords

Immigration; Prisoners; Iraq; Tariq Aziz; Paul Ride; Michael Wainwright; British Red Cross; Michael Whitlam

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