Asylum seekers
Churches offer sanctuary as UN criticises Australian asylum policy
World
February 4, 2016
Churches offer sanctuary as UN criticises Australian asylum policy
An Australian court ruling paving the way for the deportation of over 250 asylum seekers to an offshore immigration camp…
Australian asylum ruling paves way for deportation of infants
World
February 3, 2016
Australian asylum ruling paves way for deportation of infants
Australia's High Court threw out a challenge to offshore immigration detention camps on Wednesday, clearing the way for the deportation…
In Norway, asylum seekers take workshops on sexual violence
Life & Style
January 24, 2016
In Norway, asylum seekers take workshops on sexual violence
A workshop that seeks to educate asylum-seekers in Norway about Western attitudes to sex and sexual assault will appeal to…
Australia reveals over 600 asylum seekers turned back at sea
World
August 6, 2015
Australia reveals over 600 asylum seekers turned back at sea
Australia has turned around more than 600 asylum seekers trying to reach its shores on 20 separate boats since enacting…
UNHCR: Asylum seekers in the West highest since Bosnia war
World
March 26, 2015
UNHCR: Asylum seekers in the West highest since Bosnia war
Wars in Syria and Iraq drove the number of people requesting asylum in industrialised countries to a 22-year high last year, the United Nations said on…
Australia rejects claims that navy mistreated asylum seekers
World
January 22, 2014
Australia rejects claims that navy mistreated asylum seekers
Australia on Wednesday rejected claims by a group of asylum seekers that they were beaten and suffered burns while being returned…
HRW: Israel shunned dozens of African asylum seekers since June
Egypt
October 29, 2012
HRW: Israel shunned dozens of African asylum seekers since June
Israel has shunned tens of African asylum seekers, mostly Eritreans, since June, denying them entry through the borders with Egypt,…
Boat carrying 200 capsizes between Indonesia and Australia
World
June 21, 2012
Boat carrying 200 capsizes between Indonesia and Australia
SYDNEY — A boat carrying about 200 suspected asylum seekers has capsized in Indonesian waters 120 nautical miles north of…
A different sort of Christmas
Opinion
December 21, 2010
A different sort of Christmas
Christmas Island evokes a tropical paradise, an antipodean getaway, where Santa can relax after the festivities have died down. It…