After 1.3 million migrants from the Middle East and Africa came to Europe in 2015, many countries built fences or closed their ports. That has pushed migrants to take riskier routes into the EU.
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Interpol red notices play an important part in international policing. Here’s how they work and how the system could be improved to safeguard human rights.
In acts of civil disobedience, some centre-left mayors and regional authorities are resisting a government-level clampdown on asylum seekers.
A refugee reception centre on the Aegan island of Samos is overwhelmed, leaving people in desperate conditions.
New research suggests that refugees and family migrants are more likely to report a British identity than economic migrants.
Achieving a genuine sense of belonging in a new country takes a lot more than a naturalisation certificate.
By adapting the charter city model to create a new city on the northern coast, Australia could be the world’s great 21st-century refuge.
Keeping the water and power on, managing sewers and collecting garbage will help communities shattered by the Syrian civil war rebuild – and keep out the Islamic State, says a former aid official.
The refugee convention wasn’t designed with women in mind. Women fleeing domestic violence and asking for asylum face many barriers to qualifying for protection under international law.
Because of its geography, the UK must put an end to uncertainty over asylum policy after Brexit.
It’s time to tell the truth about immigration.
The migrant caravan was one of the biggest international stories of 2018, a roving human drama that laid bare Central America’s pain for all the world to see.
Donald Trump portrays migrants as a foreign problem ‘dumped’ on America’s doorstep. That view ignores the global forces that bind nations together, including trade, climate change and colonization.
Tanya Plibersek on a united Labor
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Labor deputy leader Tanya Plibersek told The Conversation the ALP wants voters to see the party as "responsible and progressive".
He said the $500 million would directly improve orderly regional processing and resettlement in the region and countries closer to where refugees originally come from.
In the lead up to next week’s ALP national conference, which Shorten
needs to run smoothly, the government has been trying to exploit what
it sees as a Labor weak point – border protection.
Anthony Albanese on Labor’s road ahead
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Speaking to The Conversation, Albanese wouldn't comment on Bill Shorten's unpopularity with voters, arguing instead that it's a matter of whether the Labor team is “seen as worthy of election".
Alex Seton’s sculpture A Durable Solution? dominates the protest exhibition at the forthcoming ALP national conference. He has also created an official memorial to Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan
The intricacies of Lebanese politics mean Syrian refugees continue to be scapegoated.
The refugee and migration compacts are not perfect, but they offer the chance for countries to do better by people on the move, and should be joined.
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