Australia's Pacific Solution NOW AVAILABLE: Nauru Burning: An uprising and its aftermath It is with great pleasure (and relief) that my book, Nauru Burning: An uprising and…Mark IsaacsOctober 21, 2016
Australia's Pacific SolutionThe Indonesia Project Ali's Story Part 4: Boat Journeys, Arrests and Death Ali is a Hazara man from Afghanistan trying to seek asylum in Australia. Part 4…Mark IsaacsOctober 17, 2016
Displaced People of Asia Series A Guide to Travelling Iran: Ethnic Discrimination in Ahvaz and Kermanshaw There are numerous ethnic groups in Iran who claim discrimination and persecution at the hands…Mark IsaacsSeptember 29, 2016
Displaced People of Asia Series Stories from the Rohingya Camps in Bangladesh In 2015, I visited the Rohingya refugee camps in the southern region of Bangladesh. My…Mark IsaacsSeptember 5, 2016
Australia's Pacific SolutionPublished Articles New Internationalist: It’s time to close Australia’s abusive detention regime (2016) When faced with overwhelming evidence of systemic abuse, the Australian government shifted responsibility and blamed…Mark IsaacsAugust 22, 2016
The Octopus Guest Post: The Unofficial Refugee Camp in Calais by Ali Reid Ali Reid has been an advocate for refugees in Australia for the past 5 years,…Mark IsaacsJune 26, 2016
Displaced People of Asia Series Ta'ang Students Youth Union: Internally Displaced People in Shan state Many Ta'ang people have been displaced due to the violence in Shan state. I snuck…Mark IsaacsMay 27, 2016
Displaced People of Asia Series Ta’ang Students and Youth Union: The Drug War in Shan State Another source of conflict in the Shan state is opium cultivation. The local Ta'ang people…Mark IsaacsMay 26, 2016
Afghanistan Returning: The Afghanistan Podcast Trailer In March 2016, I went to Afghanistan with the Edmund Rice Centre. This 60-second audio…Mark IsaacsMay 9, 2016
Published Articles Foreign Policy: The Intolerable Cruelty of Australia’s Refugee Deterrence Strategy (2016) On April 26, the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea declared Australia’s detention of asylum…Mark IsaacsMay 3, 2016