refugees

People smugglers find business tougher as the Australian government’s crackdown begins to have an impact.

Despite the unrest in Syria, Afghanistan is the source for 25% of the world’s refugees, with Pakistan and Iran hosting 95% of them.

If Burma is to embrace democracy, the voices of “the most persecuted people on the planet” must be heard.

China says they are migrants, and the U.N. refers to them as detained. Either way, fleeing North Koreans could face forced labor or execution if sent back.

Successive Thai governments have indicated that they don’t want to deal with Hmong refugees. They should.

A ruling by the High Court in Australia puts a spanner in the works of a refugee swap deal with Malaysia.

A controversial deal between Australia and Malaysia for dealing with asylum seekers has gone into effect.

Persecuted in their Burma homeland, many of the Rohingya people have fled across the border to Bangladesh. But even there, they can’t make a living.

The hundreds of North Koreans escaping into China each year are facing ever tougher border controls. Those caught face imprisonment and torture.

Australia and Thailand are in talks over asylum seeker arrangements. It could be part of a drive toward a regional system.

Burma’s history is marked by insurgencies and ethnic tension. Next month’s poll could see them bubble over into armed conflict.

After accepting new Burmese exiles, will Japan show more of its humanitarian side?