Romanians and Croatians are the most mobile citizens of the European Union – the most likely to move to other EU member states for work reasons. The EU statistics provider Eurostat says that about a fifth, or 18.6 per cent,…

The return of the Taliban has had a devastating impact on Afghan women and girls, a new research project has found. The study by Human Rights Watch and the Human Rights Institute at San Jose State University looked at one…

At least 650 people died trying to cross the US-Mexico border last year, the highest number since records began in 2014. The data compiled by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) – the UN’s migration agency – shows more than…

The colours, forms and light of Australia’s outback have inspired migrant artist Aleksandra Dukat to create a whole body of work she never dreamed possible in her native Poland. “I’m totally inspired by nature in Australia and it has led…

A group of women, including 13 refugees from six countries, have climbed Morocco’s Atlas Mountains to highlight the struggle to end violence against women. The women – together with seven female staff from the UN’s refugee agency UNHCR, and their…

Immigration is set to again become a volatile and divisive issue in France as the presidential election approaches. Michel Barnier, who was Europe’s former chief Brexit negotiator, is now running for French the presidency to be decided in April. And…

Around 216 million people will become climate migrants by 20-50 unless there is concrete action on global warming, according to a new report from the World Bank. The bank’s Groundswell II report says this migration will be spread over six…

A recently arrived Afghan evacuee couple is writing a book on his experiences as the Taliban took control of the capital Kabul and he was forced to flee with his family. Civil engineer Fahim Farhang and his wife Bibi Sharifa…

The world has seen a dramatic increase in internal displacement due to disasters, conflict, persecution and violence at a time when global mobility has been almost completely halted because of COVID-19 travel restrictions. And COVID-related border closures and mobility restrictions…

Two former Australian embassy employees have told of their dramatic escapes from Kabul as the Taliban took control of the city. *‘Gul’ was employed by the Australian embassy as a cleaner for 11 years. “It was scary when the embassy…

Dozens of reports have emerged of the shocking and systematic abuse of asylum seekers by US border agencies. NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) has obtained 160 internal reports with records on physical, sexual, and verbal abuse, as well as discriminatory…

Refugees in Victoria will have access to free legal assistance through new Victorian Government funding worth almost $1 million. The funding is aimed at helping families affected by the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Recently, more than 2000 Afghan refugees have…