A boat load of asylum seekers appears to have disappeared in the Indian Ocean on route to Australia or New Zealand. A report from Radio New Zealand says a fishing trawler with 248 people aboard has gone missing and is…

When the Cultural Revolution engulfed China in 1966, zealots among the Red Guard set fire to all of emerging artist Hong Fu’s works – except for one. A painting of a farmer and his wife that Hong had painted when…

The words ‘freelass’ form part of Iranian refugee ‘Kamelah’s* email address. The moniker is appropriate because she is one – after escaping the tyrannical and repressive regime in her homeland and making a new life in Australia. But her journey…

Migration poses an opportunity to ensure growth and prosperity in both wealthy and low income countries, a new report from the World Bank says. The report says many industrialised countries are facing problems associated with aging and diminished populations as…

The United Nations is deliberating whether to end it operations in Afghanistan as working under the Taliban becomes increasingly difficult. Following the Taliban’s move to ban local women from working for the global body, UN officials are said to be…

Hundreds of Rohingya refugees have reached Indonesia since November last year as they escape increasingly desperate conditions in camps in Bangladesh and continued repression in Myanmar. Since November last year, Indonesia has registered 918 Rohingya who reached Aceh, its westernmost…

The United Nations has accused the European Union of being complicit in crimes against humanity committed by Libyan forces targeting migrants attempting to reach Europe. A UN fact-finding mission found “reasonable grounds to believe” was crimes have been committed in…

Refugee rights groups have raised questions over a US-led plan to plug the Darien Gap. The Biden administration scheme aims to stem the “irregular” movement of people” through the dangerous jungle passage between Panama and Colombia that has become popular with…

Asylum seekers applying for refugee status in Australia feel let down by bureaucracy, with some driven to self-harm, a new study has found. The study by researchers from Murdoch University and University of South Australia found the visa process appeared…

Brazil’s strategy of resettling Venezuelan refugees and migrants fleeing dire economic and social conditions has been hailed a success by the United Nations. The voluntary relocation program that has seen Venezuelans from the border state of Roraima settle in Brazilian…

Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil has doubled down on her view that Australia’s system is broken and not delivering, ahead of the release of a major review. Ms O’Neil said a report into Australia’s migration and visa system, commissioned late…

Twelve years after conflict devastated their country, Syrian refugees face deepening debt and hunger, a new report says. As their displacement drags on and host countries struggle with multiple crises, Syrian refugees in the Middle East are slipping further into…