06 May 2025

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Short pieces:

5 ways to tackle Australia’s backlog of asylum cases (The Conversation, April 2025) [text]

Afghan refugees forced to return face uncertain future (UNHCR, May 2025) [text]
- See also related briefing note.

Australia once had ‘immigration amnesties’ to grant legal status to undocumented people. Could we again? (The Conversation, April 2025) [text]

*"For Afghans in Pakistan, legal papers now offer no protection from deportation," The New Humanitarian, 7 May 2025 [text]

"Myanmar Refugees in Southeast Asia Struggle After US Aid Cuts," The Diplomat, 30 April 2025 [text]
- See also related DW article.

Pakistan’s extension of Afghan refugees’ right to stay: Finding a Balance Among Humanitarianism, Domestic Pressures and Geopolitics (RLI Blog, May 2025) [text]

Voters reject fear – and vote for fairness for refugees (ASRC, May 2025) [text]
- Focuses on Australia.

New open access book:

Displacement of the Hazara People of Afghanistan: Complex Histories (Lived Places Publishing, April 20250 [open access]
- This book "uses lived experiences to explore the often-neglected facets of migration: that sometimes one can be a migrant without moving, that many migrants are forced to move multiple times, that the experience of migration is often intertwined with that of racism and rejection. By offering stories from different locations including smuggling across borders, seeking asylum in Europe, and facing repatriation, this book demonstrates how rejection and persecution can target different aspects of Hazara identity."

Reports:

Post-Return Monitoring Survey Report (UNHCR, April 2025) [text]
- Focuses on Afghanistan.

Practical Guide for People Seeking Asylum in Malaysia (Asylum Access, April 2025) [text]

Journal articles:

"Art as voice: Exploring the cultural expression of stateless Rohingyas," International Journal of Cultural Studies, OnlineFirst, 13 April 2025 [open access]

"The Displacement and Relief of Chiang Kai-shek’s 'Righteous Compatriots' in the Global Cold War," The Historical Journal, FirstView, 15 April 2025 [open access]

"Harnessing Capital: The Role of Service Providers as Connectors, Supporters and Advocates in Refugee Housing and Settlement in Australia," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 23 April 2025 [open access]

"The Overlooked Document? Rethinking the History and Current Relevance of the AALCO Bangkok Principles on Status and Treatment of Refugees in Light of the On-going Rohingya Displacement," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 25 April 2025 [open access]

"Silent Shores: The ASEAN Human Rights Response to Refugee Protections," Univ. of Miami International & Comparative Law Review, vol. 32, no. 2 (2025) [full-text]

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