15 January 2026

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Short pieces:

Afghanistan: Forced returns to Taliban rule must end as latest figures reveal millions unlawfully deported in 2025 (Amnesty International, Dec. 2025) [text]

Genealogies of Planned Relocation: Revisiting ‘Cluster Villages’ as a Settler-Colonialist Project in Bangladesh (RID Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]

A New Digital Gateway Opens for Refugees in India (UNHCR Blog, Dec. 2025) [text]

Reports:

Harmonizing Afghan Refugees and Host Communities in Urban Slums in Pakistan for Peaceful Coexistence and Social, Gender- positive Inclusiveness (UN-HABITAT, Nov. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Unveiling the "Shadow Report" on Human Rights Violations Against Refugees in Thailand (Asylum Access, Jan. 2026) [access]
- Discusses the Coalition for the Rights of Refugees and Stateless Persons' report prepared for the UN Committee against Torture, which was submitted Oct. 2024.

Journal articles:

"Differences in healthcare access between Rohingya refugees and their host community in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh," Frontiers in Public Health, 10 Dec. 2025 [open access]

"From Finding to Making Jari: The Return of Burmese Political Refugees from South Korea," Population, Space and Place, vol. 32, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

"Humanitarian Response and Dynamics of Community Security: Insights from Rohingya Refugee Camps and Host Communities in Ukhiya and Teknaf, Bangladesh," QRP: Quarterly on Refugee Problems - AWR Bulletin, vol. 64, no. 3 (2025) [open access]

Migrations Société, no. 200:2 (2025) [contents]
- Features a dossier on "Politiques migratoires et défis ethnoraciaux en Corée du Sud et au Japon."

"Population Displacement and State Building: The Legacies of Pashtun Resettlement in Afghanistan," International Organization, vol. 79, no. 4 (Fall 2025) [open access]

"Rebel responses to disasters in conflict zones: a case study of Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar," Disasters, vol. 50, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

"Short Stories of Refugeedom: Encounters between Refugees, UNHCR, and the Australian Government, 1951–1975," Australian Journal of Politics & History, vol. 71, no. 4 (Dec. 2025) [open access]

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