The countries hosting the most refugees on a per capita basis will come as a surprise to many as they are among the smallest nations in the world. On the tiny Caribbean nation of Aruba, 16 per cent of the…

Increasing numbers of Indian citizens are seeking asylum overseas. The arrival of irregular Indian migrants in the US has traditionally been low but recently the numbers have spiked. Since the beginning of the 2022 US fiscal year, which began last…

More than a hundred advocacy and community groups have called on the US Government to close a migrant processing facility at the infamous US Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, in Cuba, and stop detaining asylum seekers found at sea there.…

Migrants are not to blame for Australia’s housing crisis, but treating housing as an investment vehicle is, according to Greens MP Max Chandler Mather. Speaking at the recent Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia (FECCA) conference in Brisbane, Mr…

Increasing numbers of asylum seekers in the UK are dying with many committing suicide, new data shows. The number of deaths among asylum seekers under the care of the UK’s Home Office has more than doubled over the past year,…

A controversial historian and journalist has suggested the world should recognise three new kinds of refugees who have emerged as the numbers of displaced people surges to record levels. Vijay Prashad, who is executive director of the Tricontinental Institute for…

Germany is getting tougher on border control and migration as far-right groups make political gains. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government has announced new border controls that include strengthening internal security, cracking down on irregular migration more checks at national borders.…

Hong Kong has become a leading source of out bound refugees on a per capita basis, a new book claims. The book, ‘When the Wind Blows: The Struggle for Freedom in Hong Kong’, by former Hong Kong politician Nathan Law…

Pakistan has announced it will go ahead with a new round of expulsions of “undocumented Afghan refugees” from the country, despite fears about their safety. Human rights organisations and refugee advocates have voiced concerns about what will happen to the…

It’s called ‘refugee rentierism’ and it is a term increasingly being used to describe the way rich nations are outsourcing their perceived immigration problems. It basically boils down to financial arrangements struck between wealthy countries and poorer ones to stop…

Refugees are experiencing worse health outcomes, including higher levels of diabetes, kidney disease, stroke and dementia, than the general Australian population, a new study has found. The ‘Health of refugees and humanitarian entrants in Australia’ study, released by the Australian…

A new article provides a fascinating look at what is happening to the global humanitarian protection system as it grapples with rising human displacement and rising numbers of refugees driven by a larger and more protracted range of factors. Written…