20 May 2026

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Short pieces:

From coverage to prioritisation: how funding cuts are reshaping operational decisions in Cox’s Bazar (Humanitarian Practice Network, May 2026) [text]

Is New Zealand sliding toward a US-style approach to immigration and asylum? (The Conversation, May 2026) [text]

Malaysia: New Refugee Registration System Raises Concerns (HRW, May 2026) [text]

Repatriation in Limbo: Bangladesh and the Future of the Rohingya (Observer Research Foundation, March 2026) [text]

Reports:

2026-27 Federal Budget: What it means for refugees and people seeking humanitarian protection (Refugee Council of Australia, May 2026) [text]
- See also related UNSW comment.

Advancing Refugee Protection and Promoting Accountability in Southeast Asia Through Legal Empowerment and Refugee Leadership (Asylum Access, May 2026) [access]

Afghanistan: Conflict Displacement and Returnee Influx Contingency Plan 2026 (OCHA, May 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Asian diaspora research in Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1978–2025," Ethnic and Racial Studies, 
Latest Articles, 10 April 2026 [open access]

"The changing landscape of immigration detention in Australia: preventive ‘crimmigration’ and the legislative response to NZYQ," International Journal of Refugee Law, Advance Articles, 14 May 2026 [open access]

"The Medical Border and Australia’s Extraterritorial Asylum Regime," UNSW Law Journal, vol. 49 (2026) [full-text]

"The Rohingya crisis and geopolitical tensions driving the failure of humanitarian governance and legal accountability among refugees in Bangladesh," Geopsychiatry, vol. 3 (June 2026) [open access]

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