Mark Isaacs

Australia's Pacific Solution Published Podcasts

ABC Radio National: Absence makes the heart grow fonder (part 2)

Ahmed spent six years in immigration detention before he won a landmark legal case and…

Mark IsaacsJune 20, 2022

Australia's Pacific Solution Published Podcasts

ABC Radio National: Absence makes the heart grow fonder (part 1)

Danice and Ahmed fell hard for each other, even though he was behind bars and…

Mark IsaacsJune 15, 2022

Published Articles

Next level destruction: Northern NSW floods

The towns of the New South Wales northern rivers are used to floods – they…

Mark IsaacsMarch 8, 2022

Australia's Pacific Solution Published Articles

Behrouz Boochani: Writing as Resilience and Resistance

This is a short extract from a chapter in a collection titled Creative writing practice :…

Mark IsaacsOctober 28, 2021

Afghanistan Published Articles

The Fall of Kabul: A Peace Imagined

On Sunday 15 August, Khalid woke up at dawn and fled his home in the…

Mark IsaacsAugust 17, 2021

Afghanistan Photography Exhibitions

Imagining Peace: Kogarah Library Exhibition, Sydney

From Saturday 13 February until Sunday 7 March 2021, I will be exhibiting the Imagining…

Mark IsaacsMarch 3, 2021

Afghanistan Published Podcasts

Podcast: The Kabul Peace House

During the 2000s, in the mountains of central Afghanistan, a remarkable but unlikely peace movement…

Mark IsaacsNovember 17, 2020

Published Podcasts

Australian Bushfire Podcasts: Renegade Aid

In the summer of 2019, Australia had the worst bushfires on record. These two episodes…

Mark IsaacsJune 17, 2020

Published Articles

The calm before the storm: inside a quiet emergency department

This piece was first published by the Wentworth Courier. The Emergency Department at St Vincent’s…

Mark IsaacsMay 3, 2020

Afghanistan

Extract from The Kabul Peace House: Love Is How We Will Work For Peace

This is an extract from The Kabul Peace House. You can buy copies of the…

Mark IsaacsApril 1, 2020

Published Podcasts

Podcast: David Isaacs, Professor of Infectious Diseases, talks about COVID-19

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, there has been an overload of information on…

Mark IsaacsMarch 31, 2020

Afghanistan

The Kabul Peace House Study Guide

The Kabul Peace House tells the story of a remarkable and unlikely peace project in…

Mark IsaacsMarch 25, 2020

Published Podcasts

David Isaacs, Professor of Infectious Diseases, talks about COVID-19

In response to the recent coronavirus pandemic, there has been an overload of information on…

Mark IsaacsMarch 24, 2020

Photography Exhibitions Travel

The Disputed Zone, Kashmir: A Photography Collection

Since the partition of British India, political control over the region of Kashmir has been…

Mark IsaacsFebruary 23, 2020

Migrant Caravan Photography Exhibitions

The Migrant Caravan Photography Collection

In October 2018, more than seven thousand people, mainly from Honduras, but also from El…

Mark IsaacsFebruary 20, 2020

Displaced People of Asia Series Photography Exhibitions

The Last of the Qashqai Nomads Photography Collection

In 2015, I travelled one hour north of Shiraz, to the base of the Zagros…

Mark IsaacsFebruary 20, 2020

Afghanistan Photography Exhibitions

Imagining Peace: A Portrait of Modern Afghanistan Photography Exhibition

After four decades of war, the Afghan people yearn for peace. The Imagining Peace collection…

Mark IsaacsFebruary 20, 2020

Published Podcasts

Igniting Opportunities for Refugees Podcast

In Australia it’s hard for newly arrived refugees to find a new job. In 2011,…

Mark IsaacsFebruary 17, 2020

Published Podcasts

Hong Kong Protest Podcast: From Tiananmen

From Tiananmen Square onwards, Hong Kong protesters have developed sophisticated protest strategies. This podcast explores…

Mark IsaacsFebruary 17, 2020

Migrant Caravan Published Podcasts

The Migrant Caravan Podcast

In late 2018 thousands of people from across Central America walked North to the border…

Mark IsaacsFebruary 16, 2020

Migrant Caravan Published Articles

Who runs the migrant caravan?

This article was first published by The Spectator. Who runs the Migrant Caravan? Towards the…

Mark IsaacsFebruary 19, 2019

Migrant Caravan

He fled Honduras after the police killed his girlfriend

Freddie (24) is from Comayagua in Honduras. Freddie doesn’t blame his difficult upbringing for how…

Mark IsaacsJanuary 20, 2019

Migrant Caravan

A mother leaves her children in Honduras

Tina lives with her 14-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son in a suburb called Ciudad España,…

Mark IsaacsJanuary 19, 2019

Migrant Caravan

All his school friends have been killed

Antonio is a short 27-year-old, with a chin strap beard. He calls himself “gordito” which…

Mark IsaacsJanuary 18, 2019

Migrant Caravan

A veteran of the US military is deported to Mexico

Hector Lopez is the director of the Deported Veterans of America in Tijuana. The organisation’s…

Mark IsaacsJanuary 15, 2019

Migrant Caravan

“Do not reproduce”: an angry mob protests the migrant caravan

A small crowd of between 50-100 people gather at the Glorieta Cuauhtemoc in Tijuana. They…

Mark IsaacsJanuary 11, 2019

Migrant Caravan

The migrant caravan arrives in Tijuana: what now?

Tijuana is a border city located at Mexico’s north-western most point. On the Mexican side…

Mark IsaacsJanuary 11, 2019

Migrant Caravan

A young father almost dies at the border

I run into Jesus outside the Benito Juarez Sports Arena in Tijuana. I am heading…

Mark IsaacsJanuary 10, 2019

Migrant Caravan

Mexicali to Tijuana: the asylum process explained

The next day we begin the last leg of the journey to Tijuana. La Rumorosa…

Mark IsaacsJanuary 8, 2019

Migrant Caravan

An American citizen sees himself in the caravan

John is a friend of mine who I met in Mexico City. He is an…

Mark IsaacsJanuary 8, 2019

Migrant Caravan

A family is chased out of El Salvador by gangs

Erik is a father and a taxi driver from San Salvador, the capital of El…

Mark IsaacsJanuary 6, 2019

Migrant Caravan

A father and his daughter with cerebral palsy

This is Juan Antonio and his six-year-old daughter Lily who has severe cerebral palsy. She…

Mark IsaacsJanuary 6, 2019

Migrant Caravan

A night on the street in Mexicali

The land surrounding the border town of Mexicali is a tan-coloured desert plain. The outskirts…

Mark IsaacsJanuary 5, 2019

Migrant Caravan

The migrant caravan faces challenges in north-west Mexico

After a very long, tiring journey the Exodus arrived in the city of Guadalajara at…

Mark IsaacsJanuary 5, 2019

Migrant Caravan

The People Caravan: A 19-year-old construction worker

Jenni is a 19-year-old from Guatemala travelling to the US with her brother, Christian. She…

Mark IsaacsDecember 22, 2018

Migrant Caravan

A single mother and her child with down syndrome

Mari is a single mother and has 3 children, one of whom is Javier. Javier…

Mark IsaacsDecember 22, 2018

Migrant Caravan

Hitching rides with the migrant caravan

After spending several days resting in Mexico City, the Exodus - as the migrants call…

Mark IsaacsDecember 15, 2018

Migrant Caravan

A Father and Daughter Jump the Mexico-USA Border

After spending over a week in Tijuana, the Exodus decides to march to the border…

Mark IsaacsDecember 5, 2018

Migrant Caravan

2 single mothers travel to the US with their children

While in Mexico City I spoke to two mothers making the journey north with their…

Mark IsaacsDecember 3, 2018

Migrant Caravan Published Articles

Why the term “Migrant Caravan” is problematic

When I first heard of the “migrant caravan” I thought it was a grossly inadequate…

Mark IsaacsNovember 27, 2018

Migrant Caravan

A trans woman fleeing persecution

It may be hard for some people to believe they have something in common with…

Mark IsaacsNovember 27, 2018

Migrant Caravan

A father’s journey with his 17yo daughter

This is Herman, one of the members from the Migrant Caravan. He has faith that…

Mark IsaacsNovember 26, 2018

Migrant Caravan

What was meant to be a peaceful march to the border

After spending over a week in Tijuana, the Exodus decides to march to the border…

Mark IsaacsNovember 26, 2018

Migrant Caravan

The caravan moves only when the assembly decides

Step inside a public assembly at the migrant caravan where the people host an election…

Mark IsaacsNovember 16, 2018

Migrant Caravan

The Migrant Caravan Arrives in Mexico City

Mexico City welcomes the migrant caravan with open arms. There is a difference between the…

Mark IsaacsNovember 10, 2018

Migrant Caravan

The route to Veracruz where Los Zetas operate

The migrant caravan takes the dangerous route north to Veracruz. The group of Hondurans decide…

Mark IsaacsNovember 9, 2018

Migrant Caravan

At 3am, we jump on any truck that will take us closer to the border

The caravan moves in the early hours of the day: a seething mass of people.

Mark IsaacsNovember 9, 2018

Migrant Caravan

The mother of my children killed my auntie, that’s why I’m in the caravan

Vincent shares his tragic life story and the reasons why he left Honduras with his…

Mark IsaacsNovember 9, 2018

Migrant Caravan

Nothing short of the murder capital of the world, the Hondurans tell their story

While following the migrant caravan in Mexico, I joined a group of Hondurans on their…

Mark IsaacsNovember 8, 2018

Migrant Caravan

Following the Migrant Caravan

In October 2018, I set out to find the migrant caravan. These are my updates…

Mark IsaacsNovember 7, 2018

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