Asylum Seekers

Burmese scholar and dissident Maung Zarni calls on New Zealand to condemn what he says is a campaign of genocide against the Rohingya people. Audio

129 asylum seekers at the Australian-run centre have been officially declared refugees and are being offered the choice of staying in PNG. Audio

Italy's Navy Chief has rejected advice from Australia's Tony Abbott on how to deal with asylum seekers. Audio

When an estimated 800 asylym seekers drowned trying to reach Europe, some newspapers suggested looking to Australia's tough border policies for answers. Photographer Barat Ali Batoor knows how hard it… Audio

Nine charity workers who were removed from Nauru amid claims that they encouraged asylum seekers at the detention centre to hurt themselves may sue the federal government after they were cleared by an… Audio

A Sydney paediatrican has been so shocked by what he saw at the detention centre on Nauru, he has decided to speak out about it, despite the contracts he signed before working on the island. The… Audio

The United Nations' Refugee Agency has labelled the drowning of more than 300 illegal migrants a 'horrible and enormous' tragedy. Audio

Climate refugee Ioane Teitiota is seeking asylum in NZ. His case is a step closer to being heard by the Supreme Court and it's garnering further international attention. Audio

There are conflicting accounts of how a stand off between guards and asylum seekers on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island came to an end. Audio

The stand-off between asylum seekers and guards at a compound inside the Manus Island detention centre has been resolved according to PNG government sources. Audio

Asylum seekers on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island says they are prepared to die and donate their organs to Australians, so at least part of their bodies can taste freedom. Audio

Editor of Asia Calling Rebecca Henschke reports from the world's fourth most populous nation with the largest population of Muslims, the Republic of Indonesia, pop. 237,424,363 (census. 2011). Asylum… Audio

The United Nations Committee Against Torture has criticised Australia's asylum seeker policies, including the detention of children and its use of off-shore processing centres. Audio

Claire Clausen reports from Denmark, where they've just accepted 20,000 asylum seekers - which is causing issues. Audio

Australian officials have defended their record on the treatment of asylum seekers at a meeting of the United Nations Committee Against Torture in Geneva. Audio

The Australian government is being reviewed by the United Nations Committee Against Torture in Geneva this week. Audio

The International Criminal Court is being asked to investigate the Australian government's treatment of asylum seekers, particuarly crimes against humanity. Audio

The International Criminal Court has been asked to investigate the Australian government's treatment of asylum seekers, for crimes against humanity. In a letter to the ICC, independent MP, Andrew… Audio

Lawyers for an asylum seekers family in Australia are fighting a Federal Court's decision that the baby born in a Brisbane Hospital is not entitled to stay in the country. Audio

A groundbreaking legal challenge to Australia's power to intercept asylum seekers' boats outside its territorial waters is being heard in Canberra. Audio