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China Is Accused of Destroying Its Mosques
A new investigation suggests that mosques in the Xinjiang province have been completely or almost completely razed.
Remembering Internment Camps, Lawmakers Aim to Ban Identity-Based Detention
A new bill introduced by Tammy Duckworth, Mazie Hirono, and Mark Takano will ban the US from detaining individuals on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.
Seventy-Six Asylum Seekers Have Signed a Letter Pleading not to Be Resettled in PNG
"Everyone see poverty, loneliness and death out there in Papua New Guinea. PNG is a terrible nightmare."
Nauru Tried Out an April Fools' Day Tweet, Got Told Off for Detaining Refugees
Apparently detaining asylum seekers on behalf of Australia negates a country's right to funny tweets.
Britain's Loneliest Migrant Center Is an Isolated Hell for Its Detainees
The Verne immigration removal center is located on the remote Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. Very few of the migrants locked up there receive visitors, which is terrible for their mental health.
Art Project ‘#onvacation’ Is a Middle Finger to Russia's Occupation of Ukraine
This geopolitically-aimed performance piece has ruffled international feathers at the Venice Biennale and beyond.
The Reason a Transgender Immigration Activist Heckled President Obama at the White House
White House security escorted Jennicet Gutiérrez out of an event earlier this week after she called on the president to stop detaining and deporting LGBTQ undocumented immigrants.
Australia Is Closing Immigration Detention Centres But it's Not All Good News
It's good because it means there are fewer detainees, but bad because the remaining detainees might go to Nauru.
The UN Told Canada to Stop Detaining Migrants Indefinitely and Without Charge
A commissioner on the UN's Human Rights Working Group on Arbitrary Detention recently took Canada to task for jailing an immigrant for eight years without charge, and called on the country to set a maximum time limit for this type of detainment.
People in the Ivory Coast Are Being Arrested for No Reason
I called Matt Wells from Human Rights Watch to speak about the organization’s recent report that President Gbagbo forces are perpetuating an endless cycle of violence in Cote D’Ivoire.