Global
- 23,000 refugees from Syria have crossed the border into Turkey after fighting broke out in Tel Abyad. Read more at: http://www.unhcr.org/
558034c59.html - An international flotilla has rescued 5,900 asylum seekers crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa to Europe. Read more at: http://www.smh.com.au/world/
international-flotilla- rescues-5900-from- mediterranean-in-a-weekend- 20150608-ghipna.html - More than 55,000 refugees have arrived in Greece in the last six months, prompting UNHCR to request further support from EU member states. Read more at: http://www.unhcr.org/
5580326d9.html - Fighting in South Sudan has displaced 100,000 people and prevented humanitarian aid from reaching another 650,000. Read more at:http://www.unhcr.org/
556db2606.html - Refugees travelling the Western Balkans route to Europe are facing increased violence and exploitation. Read more at: http://www.unhcr.org/
557afd4c6.html - Cambodia has refused asylum to 100 Montagnard refugees from Vietnam.Read more at: http://www.smh.com.au/world/
cambodia-refuses-asylum-to- montagnard-refugees-from- vietnam-20150603-ghfpd4.html
At Home
- Prime Minister Tony Abbott has refused to address allegations that Australia has paid people smugglers to turn back their boats. Read more at:http://www.smh.com.au/federal-
politics/political-news/tony- abbott-refuses-to-say-whether- australia-paid-people- smugglers-20150612-ghmo9v.html - Doctors say an 11 year old Iranian boy could be permanently disabled due to inadequate medical care for asylum seekers on Nauru. Read more at:http://www.smh.com.au/
national/doctors-fear-nauru- refugee-boy-will-be-disabled- 20150531-ghdmjp.html - Australia portrayed Cambodia as a paradise to convince asylum seekers to settle in one of the poorest countries in the world. Read more at:http://www.smh.com.au/world/
australian-government- promised-mosques-jobs-and- football-to-refugees-20150607- ghhl38.html - Two refugees have created a web series that uses comedy to combat stereotypes about refugees. Read more at: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/
article/2015/06/14/two- refugees-and-blonde-laughing- asylum-seekers
By: Elizabeth Wright
