False hope: Many North Korean defectors struggle against discrimination in the South

A defecting North Korean gymnast went back after struggling to make a new life for himself.

Christoph Bluth, The Conversation

· Jan 17, 2022 · 11:30 pm

The Olympics have always been an attractive opportunity for athletes to defect from home

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is not the first athlete to flee during the Games.

Keith Rathbone, The Conversation

· Aug 06, 2021 · 11:30 pm

‘I’m trying to design a country that will go with my poetry’: Poems that speak on World Refugee Day

Poignant verses from those who have had to flee their homes, ‘like a lover’s hand that slips when pulled away you are always reaching’.

Nandita Haksar

· Jun 20, 2021 · 08:30 am

Nine years on, a Sri Lankan Tamil family is still waiting to get asylum in Australia

Nades Murugappan had applied for a permanent protection visa on the basis of his association with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam.

Alex Reilly, The Conversation

· Feb 17, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Ma Anand Sheela, the anti-hero of ‘Wild Wild Country’, on Osho and her new life in Switzerland

The former Rajneeshee queen has left behind her notoriety as the suspected mastermind behind a bioterror plot in the United States.

Anand Chandrasekhar

· Apr 14, 2018 · 11:30 am

Watch: a slightly different story followed this heartwarming entry of Syrian refugees into Canada

After security personnel helped the family across the border, they were detained for two days, following protocol.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 16, 2017 · 05:00 pm

For refugees in Germany, arrival is the only first stage on the road to becoming a resident

The path to integration includes lessons on everything from form filling to recycling, smiling, and shopping.

Bhavya Dore

· May 22, 2016 · 08:30 pm

Photos: One of Ukraine’s most nationalistic cities has become a refuge for nearly 2,000 Muslims

In Lviv, one thing unites the Muslim Crimean Tatars and the Orthodox Christian Ukrainians: their enmity towards Russia.

Misha Friedman, qz.com

· Mar 02, 2015 · 12:30 pm