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Asylum Insight

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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25.01.2022 Did you know we have school resources for you? The publication includes a timeline of Australia’s approach from 1901 to today, a flow chart on the process of seeking asylum, key questions for reflection, and further resources to learn more. Visit our page to aid your teaching and learning process: https://buff.ly/2RjnmRF

21.01.2022 Read our latest commentary by Australian Hazara lawyer Hafiza Zahidee : https://buff.ly/2YltQHu It explains the practical difficulties Afghans face in Australia’s humanitarian visa process and offers recommendations to improve access to safe passage to Australia.

21.01.2022 Afghan voices | Australia's involvement in Afghanistan | A proposal for permanent residency pathways. Our latest monthly wrap highlights the situation in Afghanistan as well as our usual round up of the top news stories and latest research on asylum policy: https://buff.ly/3a4fEoz

21.01.2022 A ‘better model for community sponsorship’ has been proposed within the Refugee Council of Australia submission to Government on how Australia’s humanitarian program should be improved in 2021/22: https://buff.ly/3yxGFLh. Check out our commentary piece by Asher Hirsch, Khanh Hoang and Anthea Vogl for more background on community sponsorship: https://buff.ly/3hKtn7x

19.01.2022 The 70th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention has just passed. For the occasion, the Forced Migration Studies Blog and the Völkerrechtsblog initiated a new blog series: https://buff.ly/3fVW7da To learn more about this human rights instrument, head over to our page: https://buff.ly/3CDbH7k

18.01.2022 Australia cannot turn away from helping the people of Afghanistan during this very difficult time. Australia has the influence, capability, and resources to help Afghans in this time of urgent need. Our latest commentary, written by Sitarah Mohammadi and Sajjad Askary, outlines three things that Australia can do to help the people of Afghanistan immediately. Read it here: https://buff.ly/2VRmwSF

18.01.2022 Our latest monthly wrap is out: when circumstances change | evacuations from Afghanistan | 20 years after Tampa. Catch up here https://buff.ly/3C0c0YX

16.01.2022 The crisis in Afghanistan sheds light on Australia’s asylum and refugee policies. Australia’s humanitarian program and visa processing is complex. Our Background Briefs provide accurate and comprehensive content to inform your understanding of the history of the evolution of asylum policy in Australia and what the Australian policy and process looks like for people seeking asylum today: https://buff.ly/39XFISp

14.01.2022 The situation and heartbreaking images coming out of Afghanistan have prompted many difficult conversations and calls for Australia to do more. If you work with young people, our school resource can help with those conversations by unpacking the process of seeking asylum and the Australian legal framework. It includes a foreward by Rahila Haidary, an Afghan-Australian refugee and human rights advocate, and an overview of Afghanistan as a source country: https://buff.ly/2RjnmRF

09.01.2022 How does Australia treat people who arrive with a valid visa, but whose circumstances in their home country change and they can no longer safely return? Read our latest explainer to understand how Australia has offered protection en masse: https://buff.ly/3DvI5JC

03.01.2022 Detention hunger strike | #HometoBilo denied | Indefinite detention legalised. Catch up on the top news stories and policy and research developments in our latest wrap: https://buff.ly/3e69arR

02.01.2022 Did you know there were nearly 6,000 fewer refugees resettled under Australia’s offshore refugee and humanitarian program in the 2019-20 financial year as opposed to 2018-19? Check out our stats page for more up-to-date facts and figures on asylum seekers in Australia and internationally : https://buff.ly/2PD5DSY

01.01.2022 COVID risks in detention | Landmark court action | UN criticises turnbacks plus more on refugee and asylum policy in our monthly wrap: https://buff.ly/3ym0KEt