Conditions for asylum seekers and migrants in Bosnia are deteriorating drastically as winter sets in and amid government inaction in providing adequate shelter, aid agencies report. About 6,000 migrants are housed in official accommodation centres in Bosnia while nearly 3,000…

Asylum claims in Germany fell by a third in 2020 compared with the previous year, new data shows. Germany’s interior ministry has reported that the numbers of people seeking asylum in 2020 fell by 30 percent as closed borders and…

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has now been in power for two decades. As the conflict in the nation winds down it has become clear that al-Assad longevity is largely due to support from Russia and Iran. But there is also…

The Australian Labor Party has released its first ever ‘Multicultural Statement’ cementing the party’s commitment to diversity and equality while stressing the need to support often-neglected communities. The statement says that multiculturalism is one of Australia’s greatest achievements. “Nearly 30…

The global population reached an incredible 7.8 billion people in late 2020, but that growth is expected to be coming to a halt by the end of the century. Although global population is expected to reach 10.9 billion by 2100,…

A major new installation at London’s Imperial War Museum examines refugee experiences throughout history and ongoing issues faced by those affected. The ‘Refugees: Forced to Flee’ initiative looks at a century of humanitarian crises across the globe with the event…

Economic and trade sanctions imposed by the US and the west on adversary nations are denying ordinary people in these countries basic rights and even causing deaths, a new United Nations report says. The report says that in the last…

A fresh humanitarian crisis has broken out in Africa with fighting escalating between Ethiopian government forces and the local governing party in the northern Tigray region. A week of violence has left hundreds dead and thousands displaced with 11,000 Ethiopians…

Minutes after touching down at Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport in November last year, four-year-old Absaar Ahmad was carefully transferred to a waiting ambulance and rushed to the city’s Royal Children’s Hospital. The boy was suffering from holes and blocked arteries in…

China and India are the largest source of migrants for Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, according to new data from the OECD. While China continued to retain its top slot as the largest source country, India replaced…

Images of endless lines of forlorn asylum seekers fleeing conflict and persecution would seem to be a phenomena of the modern age. But ancient Greece had its share of social and political upheaval that saw people leaver their home cities…

Helen Mirren, Patrick Stewart, Coldplay and Kate Moss are among a group of 70 celebrities who have signed an open letter demanding that the British government do more to create safe and legal routes for refugee families to reunite in…