A magical realist take on human rights in Iran
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree utilises a classic Persian storytelling style to tell the tale of a family’s journey in the aftermath of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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Nuclear weapons — Australia stands on the wrong side of history
During Senate estimates in October last year, the Australian government dug further into the deep and dark moral abyss in which it is stuck in relation to the existential threat posed by nuclear weapons. In questioning by Tasmanian Labor Senator Lisa Singh, DFAT Assistant Secretary Richard Sadleir sought to explain the circumstances in which under […]
From the front lines of the global war on journalism
Australian foreign correspondent Peter Greste’s memoir, The First Casualty, provides a stark reminder of the importance of a free, independent media.
Atrocities and war crimes in Myanmar: here’s what we know
Does the violence and conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State amount to war crimes, or crimes against humanity?
Meet the academic, activist and author Preti Taneja
How her work in advocacy shaped her debut novel; how to combat slippery political rhetoric; and the hazards of the word ‘refugee’.
Rohingya crisis ruled as genocide by Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal
Ali MC takes us inside the Tribunal as witnesses retell the atrocities and human rights abuses suffered by the Rohingya people.
Rohingya: The silence of Aung San Suu Kyi and the betrayal of human rights
As stateless people without citizenship rights in any nation, they are now besieged by the Myanmar Army intent on driving them out – what can be done?
The dangers of celebrating Refugee Week
We should be showing the nation’s leaders that we will not tolerate the xenophobic war on refugees and asylum seekers, not celebrating.
Augustin Trebuchon
Writer Gary Smith looks at the price of conflict and war.
Call them what they are: Australia’s concentration camps
Offshore detention. For two decades, no two words have plagued Australian politics as doggedly as these. Anthony Levin draws a disturbingly accurate picture Australia’s offshore detention centres that we may or may not be ready for.
Post-war resilience in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka
A glimpse of life in the small fishing village of Gurunagar, Sri Lanka as it does its best to rise from the ashes left by the civil war.
Za’atari refugee camp – city of lost children
Save the Children’s Tim Norton spent a day at Za’atari refugee camp, the temporary home for around 80,000 Syrian refugees.