Playing the music he loves put Iranian saxophonist Hadi Mohammadi in an invidious position. Either give up his dream of carving a career and a life out of music or risk ending up in jail – or worse. The crackdown…

FACING questions this morning on the High Court’s decision to temporarily stop the Australian Government delivering Tamil asylum seekers back to Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Tony Abbott would only say he remained committed to stopping the boats. Sunrise host and…

The UK Government’s new restrictions on migration are having a negative impact on the nation’s economic outlook, according to new research. A study by Oxford University’s Migration Laboratory says that government curbs on highly skilled migrants have shrunk the pool…

The fate of around 200 Tamil asylum seekers remains a mystery as Australia’s Federal Government continues its silence on their whereabouts. Read more: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2014-07-06/fate-of-tamils-remains-a-mystery/1338720

The United Nations’ refugee agency has expressed ‘profound concern’ about reports that refugees seeking Australia’s protection are being intercepted and processed at sea. The Abbott government has refused to confirm or deny Tamil asylum seekers were intercepted trying to reach…

Rights groups are calling on Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to take a tough stance in talks with Myanmar’s government amid a deteriorating humanitarian crisis affecting thousands of ethnic Muslim Rohingyas in refugee camps in Rakhine state. Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/07/02/bishop-urged-take-cause-rohingyas

Sunni insurgents sweeping through Iraq as Shia militias mobilise against them; the Syrian conflict reaching new heights of brutality and Australian journalist Peter Greste jailed for seven years in Egypt on charges no one, including the prosecutors, has any clue…

BEING in the spotlight can be a challenge for most people, but how about when you are speaking in a language that is new to you? Read more: http://leader.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/showarticle.aspx?&article=468b7e65-7efc-4c26-99bc-0d2629af0b83&viewmode=2&page=2

Former Vietnam refugee Hieu Van Le has been named as South Australia’s next governor. Mr Le, the current deputy, will replace Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce from September. Premier Jay Weatherill said Mr Le had a great life story, having arrived…

Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has defended the size of Australia’s humanitarian refugee program in the light of a record blowout in the number of the world’s displaced people. Read more: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2014-06-20/immigration-minister-scott-morrison-rejects-labors-calls-for-increased-refugee-intake/1331004

A young Hazara photo-journalist is using an exhibition to encourage the wider Australia to give asylum seekers a chance. Watch the clip: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-20/plight-of-afghan-hazara-people-revealed-in-new/5540528

In a blow to the government’s tough stance on asylum seekers, High Court judges unanimously upheld challenges by a pair of asylum seekers who were determined by the Refugee Review Tribunal to be entitled to refugee protection. Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/06/20/minister-cant-limit-visa-numbers-high-court