Winners of the 2021 Amnesty International Australia Media Awards Announced – Amnesty International Australia The awards recognise the best work by Australian media professionals in highlighting human rights abuses. “In Australia we pride ourselves on the role of the free press in our society, indeed some of the most significant social and political events this […]
The Wait, listen to this award-winning piece Mozhgan Moarefizadeh is stuck in Jakarta, living without rights — but with a yappy dog named Bella. With journalist Nicole Curby, she brings you into the lives of refugees like her, who are trapped on Australia’s new borderline, in Indonesia. The Wait is a five-part podcast series that grew […]
A Transit Country No More: Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Indonesia The vast majority of refugees and asylum seekers in Indonesia intended to pass through quickly en route to a final destination, most commonly Australia. Instead, due to shifting immigration policies in Australia, they have found themselves stuck for years, with limited support and little […]
In Indonesia, desperation grows for refugees trapped in limbo for years ‘They are waiting every day and night for a call. This waiting hurts.’ At least 13 people have committed suicide since 2014, including four people in the last year, according to refugees and asylum seekers who spoke to The New Humanitarian. This includes a […]
Forgotten refugees feature in new Guardian Australia podcast series The Wait explores the human impact of Australia’s border crackdown Guardian Australia has today launched The Wait, a new podcast series telling the story of the forgotten refugees indefinitely stranded in Indonesia as a result of Australia’s border crackdown. The narrative series, two years in the making, is […]
Calls For Shifts In Philanthropy Towards Refugees Leadership The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated displacement and conflict in many parts of the world, as well as compounded the difficulties of humanitarian efforts supporting refugees. Yet, in Covid-19 response and recovery efforts, refugee-led organizations and initiatives have largely been sidelined by traditional philanthropy. “Local organizations — including […]
The Wait podcast, stories of Refugees “The Wait stands out as one of the most ambitious, impressive and singular Australian podcasts in recent memory.” — Eric George, The Australian For years the news in Australia was full of stories about offshore detention on Manus Island and Nauru. But the boats have stopped. The news has […]
Evicted and arrested: Refugees in Indonesia under pressure Australians have kept their attention focused on Nauru and Papua New Guinea, but the impact of Australia’s border policies in Indonesia is thoroughly overlooked. On Thursday 29 August, twenty-six refugees were arrested in Makassar, Indonesia after a peaceful demonstration in front of the Australian consulate. Around four […]
Manus and Nauru do not stop the boats, say asylum seekers in Indonesia Asylum seekers in Indonesia say they will no longer attempt to reach Australia by boat because the federal government turn-back policy has been so effective. The representatives of asylum seekers say this would not change even if refugees and asylum seekers on […]
Refugees need place to sleep, opportunity to work Over the past few weeks hundreds of refugees, including women and children, have been living on the street outside the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugee (UNHCR) Indonesia office in Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta. Indonesian media outlets have covered this extensively, but have not examined the crucial […]
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