The war in Ukraine may not have happened if the US had not abandoned Afghanistan, a recent seminar on the current situation and future trajectory of Afghanistan has heard. Both events created millions of refugees and displaced countless others while…

A massive humanitarian and refugee crisis is emerging in Sudan as fighting between military factions intensifies. So far, more than 420 people, including 264 civilians, have been killed in the conflict and almost 3,800 injured. The sudden slide into violence…

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…

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…

Plans by the UK Government to house asylum seekers on a floating barge has sparked outrage among rights groups. The UK announced plans to house around 500 asylum seekers on the barge, as the government seeks to cut costs and…

When Mohammed Alshawsh’s eldest son was approaching the age of 18, he and his family faced a difficult decision. A medical scientist from Yemen who had spent 14 years in Malaysia gaining a doctorate in immunology and becoming professor of…

Twelve months after Russia launched its invasion, about 5.3 million Ukrainians, representing 12 per cent of the pre-war population, are displaced within the country. Aid agencies report that many of these internally displaced persons (IDPs) are struggling with their most…

Maru Jarockyj is a Melbourne architect and a Ukrainian-Australian. Her parents fled Ukraine as refugees after WWII, leaving behind a devastated nation and their experiences of brutal forced labour under the Nazis. At first glance the situation in Ukraine seems…

A new accommodation facility for refugees in Adelaide has become a safe and welcoming first home for people settling in Australia after fleeing conflict or persecution. But in a remarkable display of community solidarity, it has also become a vital…