Asylum seekers & refugees

We need a humane policy for refugees now

Bipartisan mistreatment of refugees since 2001 has been a key feature of politics in Australia. But the movement for refugee rights has won some concessions and it could win more, writes Alex Bainbridge.

Solidarity needed amid ongoing Turkish war on the Kurds

A new wave of bombings is just the latest episode in Turkey's war against the Kurdish people, writes Chris Slee.

Kangaroo Point refugees have endured seven years of slow torture

Refugees in the Kangaroo Point detention centre are making a passionate cry for freedom and their supporters, outside, are giving them hope, writes Alex Bainbridge.

Protesters call for freedom for refugees

Small rallies calling for the freedom of detained refugees were held at eight locations across Melbourne on June 13, reports Chris Slee.

Refugee rights supporters occupy the Mantra Hotel

Refugee and asylum seeker supporters began an occupation on May 12 of the Mantra Hotel in Preston, Melbourne, where more than 65 asylum seekers are being held under guard, reports Kerry Smith.

Turkey launches new attacks on Kurdish refugee camps

While the world is distracted with the COVID-19 pandemic, Turkey is attacking refugee camps in Southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq), writes Peter Boyle.

Detention is an infection risk

With protesting suspended, the refugee movement is exploring new ways to express solidarity with those left in precarious situations in their continuing detention hell, writes Zebedee Parkes.

Rojava welcomes refugees from Idlib

While Turkey and Greece have turned refugees away from their borders, Peter Boyle reports that the revolutionary Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (better known as Rojava) has welcomed refugees from war-devastated Idlib province in Syria.

The ‘other’ devastating epidemics coronavirus is distracting us from

Panic and fomenting fear are well-tried methods of control, distraction and of shifting popular support towards the right, writes Tamara Pearson.

Hungary: Europe’s creeping fascism

Luke Cooper reports on his visit to Hungary, a European Union member state where democratic freedoms are no longer taken for granted.

Threat to deport Biloela family sparks week of protests

Communities have rallied across the country in support of Tamil refugees Priya and Nades, and their two Australian-born children, who the government wants to deport to Sri Lanka.

Refugees demand permanent protection

Refugees and supporters protested outside the Department of Immigration in Sydney on August 12 to demand a fair process, permanent protection and family reunion pathways.