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refugees
![Thailand is Failing Refugee Children Thailand is Failing Refugee Children](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-01-13-004849.jpg)
Thailand is Failing Refugee Children
By Puttanee Kangkun
The recent arrival of civilians fleeing Myanmar's conflict has highlighted a serious shortcoming in the Thai government's approach to refugees.
![Uneven Refugee Protections Across Southeast Asia Put Migrants at Risk Uneven Refugee Protections Across Southeast Asia Put Migrants at Risk](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-12-29-225133.jpg)
Uneven Refugee Protections Across Southeast Asia Put Migrants at Risk
By Estey Chen
Only three of the region's nations have signed the relevant U.N. conventions on refugees and asylum seekers.
![The Shrinking Space for Refugee Rights in Malaysia The Shrinking Space for Refugee Rights in Malaysia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-06-26-4.jpg)
The Shrinking Space for Refugee Rights in Malaysia
By Saqib Sheikh
Malaysia hosts approximately 180,000 refugees but does not grant them formal recognition.
![COVID–19 Is No Excuse to Abandon Basic Principles Protecting Refugees and Asylum Seekers COVID–19 Is No Excuse to Abandon Basic Principles Protecting Refugees and Asylum Seekers](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-28-3.jpg)
COVID–19 Is No Excuse to Abandon Basic Principles Protecting Refugees and Asylum Seekers
By Pierfilippo M. Natta†
Have governments issued international law a Leave of Absence?
![Australia Settles $70 Million Suit with Detained Asylum Seekers Australia Settles $70 Million Suit with Detained Asylum Seekers](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-640px-manus_island_regional_processing_facility_8155622602.jpg)
Australia Settles $70 Million Suit with Detained Asylum Seekers
By Grant Wyeth
Had the suit gone to court, it would have aired allegations of abuse at Australia’s PNG-based detention facility.
![Afghanistan: The Crisis of Deportees from Europe Afghanistan: The Crisis of Deportees from Europe](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-07_08-33-07.jpg)
Afghanistan: The Crisis of Deportees from Europe
By Arif Sahar
The refugee crisis is being politicized, at the expense of human rights.
![Let’s Not Forget Afghanistan’s Internally Displaced Persons Let’s Not Forget Afghanistan’s Internally Displaced Persons](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-20_15-47-44.jpg)
Let’s Not Forget Afghanistan’s Internally Displaced Persons
By M. Ashraf Haidari
Most IDPs, like refugees, need protection from ongoing conflicts and deserve to live free from the fear of persecution.
![How Refugees Changed the Afghan-Pakistan Dynamic How Refugees Changed the Afghan-Pakistan Dynamic](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-15_01-28-47.jpg)
How Refugees Changed the Afghan-Pakistan Dynamic
By Aziz Amin Ahmadzai
Afghanistan's soil yearns for the return of its refugees.
![The Quiet Tajik Refugee Crisis The Quiet Tajik Refugee Crisis](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-11_13-28-15.jpg)
The Quiet Tajik Refugee Crisis
By Yan Matusevich
A crackdown in Tajikistan has led to a little noticed surge in Tajik asylum seekers in Europe -- particularly Poland.
![Kokang Refugees in China Kokang Refugees in China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-08_11-12-21.jpg)
Kokang Refugees in China
By Ann Wang
Having fled from the ethnic conflict in Myanmar, the refugees face an uncertain future.
![Pakistan’s Conflict Zone Migrants Pakistan’s Conflict Zone Migrants](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-12-22_02-40-18.jpg)
Pakistan’s Conflict Zone Migrants
By Umair Jamal
Pakistan's reputation as a source of illegal economic migrants demands government scrutiny.
![Why Afghanistan’s Citizens Are Frustrated... And Leaving Why Afghanistan’s Citizens Are Frustrated... And Leaving](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-24_00-58-14.jpg)
Why Afghanistan’s Citizens Are Frustrated... And Leaving
By Theodore L. Eliot, Jr. and Karl F. Inderfurth
New public opinion data shows the governance shortcomings of Afghanistan's National Unity Government.
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