Refugees
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Sending in the Royal Navy is not the answer to small boat migration in the Channel
Full details of the plan have not been revealed, but appear to involve the navy taking a leadership and planning role,…
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Refugee who escaped the Taliban and self-immolated on Nauru speaks from Melbourne’s Park Hotel
But he said it was Australia’s ongoing and indefinite detention that had left him permanently scarred. Erin Handley ABC The refugee,…
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How Australia’s handling of Djokovic exposed its flawed immigration system to the world
Novak Djokovic has claimed victory in one court, and is back on one more familiar. Ben Doherty The Guardian But as…
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Novak Djokovic’s visa debacle throws spotlight on plight of detained asylum seekers
As men’s tennis world number one Novak Djokovic spends his first night in immigration detention in Melbourne, human rights and…
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‘Free, I’m free!’: The day I was released from refugee detention
Ahmad Zahir Azizi sits at his kitchen table beaming at the camera, barely able to contain his laughter, as he…
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Afghans arrive at Croatian border amid violence, freezing weather
BIHAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina — As the first snowfall blankets the area, Afghan migrants traveling for months are starting to arrive. Stefania…
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Number of asylum seekers making the perilous trip across English Channel triples
Arash* took his first steps on English soil on a cloudy, drizzly day in May, after attempting a perilous crossing…
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Cyprus: Turkish Occupation and Unpunished Crimes Against Women and Children
On December 16 and 17, Democracy Today, an NGO that focuses on human rights issues, organized its annual international conference in…
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Italy’s citizenship debate: how a country of emigrants is learning to live with immigrants
Salvini is facing charges of kidnapping after allegedly blocking the humanitarian ship Open Arms carrying 147 migrants from docking at…
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Nigeria: Halt Closure of Displaced People’s Camps
Ensure Rights, Wellbeing of Those Affected (Abuja) – Nigeria’s Borno State government’s efforts to shut down government camps hosting thousands of displaced…
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Emma Thompson invited a 16-year-old refugee over for Christmas dinner. He is now her son.
Dame Emma Thompson is an icon: an incredibly successful actor, screenwriter, activist, comedian and more. Isabella Ross MamaMia Amid Thompson’s life in…
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An RMIT University project is giving asylum seekers a chance to transform their lives
Farzaneh Dehghani has just achieved her dream to graduate as a civil engineer. Stephanie Corsetti SBS Ms Dehghani, who came to Australia…
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Inspiration, not charity: how refugees from Bhutan thrived in Blacktown
When I meet Om Dhungel in a cafe near his home, he tells me about Merryn Howell. by James Button;…
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‘I was squatting’: why asylum seekers so often struggle to find secure housing
It took Mariah* six months to find her first rental in western Sydney. Stephanie Convery The Guardian An asylum seeker…
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‘A bright new future’: how Australians are helping Canada’s private sponsors give refugees a fresh start
Eight refugees – held by Australia’s offshore immigration regime for more than eight years – have landed in Vancouver and…
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‘Friends for life’: how living with locals helped refugees feel at home in a new country
Many European countries have struggled with welcoming and integrating refugees, and are in need of new ideas and systems to ease…
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