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Nightmarish Photos of Nauru’s Tropical Prison

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By Lachie Hinton
Barnaby Joyce Tells New Zealand to “Stay Away” From Manus

12.12.17

By Katherine Gillespie
Australia Tells Nauru Refugees to Separate From Their Families

12.05.17

By Katherine Gillespie
This Report Carefully Explains Why Turning Back Boats Doesn’t Work

05.02.17

By Katherine Gillespie
Christmas Island Wants to Be More Than a Bin for Refugees

01.19.16

By Lee Zachariah
How Australia Legalized Indefinite Detention on the High Seas

09.10.15

By Max Rann
Travel

Inside Sittwe, the Point of No Return for Burma’s Displaced Rohingya

07.28.15

By Paul Gregoire
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06.19.15

By Lee Zachariah
Money

We Asked Sri Lankans What They Think of Australia’s Anti-Refugee Billboards

06.04.15

By Tim Jesudason
Pulse

Myanmar Navy Ship Escorts Boat Carrying 727 Migrants to ‘Safe Destination’

06.02.15

By VICE News
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‘Finger Pointing Will Take Us Nowhere’: Myanmar Denies Responsibility for Migrant Crisis

05.29.15

By Scott Mitchell
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04.22.15

By Lee Zachariah

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