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Map of Hope and Sorrow: Stories of Refugees Trapped in Greece, Helen Benedict & Eyad Awwadawnan
Footnote Press, 2022, 328 pages Helen Benedict is a well-known journalist, academic, novelist and non-fiction writer, often writing on themes of war and violence against... Read More
Book Review: The World is not Big Enough
Vanessa Russell, Hardie Grant Books, 2021 With some nervousness, this refugee supporter took the plunge in 2001 and did what many others have boldly attempted:... Read More
Freedom of expression at risk as US agency ends COVID-era interpretation services
Introduction In a move that has caused much anger and confusion, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is no longer providing free interpretation... Read More
Book Review: Visiting Immigration Detention: care and cruelty in Australia’s asylum seeker prisons – Michelle Peterie
Michelle Peterie, Bristol University Press, 2022, 176 pages With the UK and others competing to become the least attractive destination for refugees and asylum seekers... Read More
Australia’s current refugee policies and obligations under international refugee law
The Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Act 2014 (Cth) (MMPLA) significantly changed how Australia treats asylum seekers, especially those... Read More
Book Review: After the Tampa – Abbas Nazari
‘After the Tampa: From Afghanistan to New Zealand’ by Abbas Nazari, Allen and Unwin, 2021, 367 pages This is a well-written account by a young... Read More
Book Review: ‘Escape from Manus’ – Jaivet Ealom
“Escape from Manus”, Jaivet Ealom, Penguin Viking, 2021, 347 pages I expected this book to be like Henri Charriere’s 1969 memoir Papillon, about his escape... Read More
Upcoming Event: ‘We don’t want to give away how you hack the system’: An Emotional History of the Department of Immigration and Child Refugees
Dr Jordy Silverstein explores what can be learnt about the place of child refugees in Australian policy history. Presented by the Melbourne Social Equity Institute... Read More
Fickle nationalism or international co-operation?
On the 23rd of September, two weeks after a fire leveled parts of the Lesvos refugee camp Moria, the EU commission proposed a new pact... Read More
Family Reunification of Refugees in Brazil: Why does it Matter?
Many people fleeing armed conflicts, severe human rights violations, and persecutions are separated from their families. Once they are recognized as refugees, they can apply... Read More