It is with great pleasure (and relief) that my book, Nauru Burning: An uprising and…
Mark IsaacsOctober 21, 2016
There are numerous ethnic groups in Iran who claim discrimination and persecution at the hands…
Mark IsaacsSeptember 29, 2016
In 2015, I visited the Rohingya refugee camps in the southern region of Bangladesh. My…
Mark IsaacsSeptember 5, 2016
When faced with overwhelming evidence of systemic abuse, the Australian government shifted responsibility and blamed…
Mark IsaacsAugust 22, 2016
Ali Reid has been an advocate for refugees in Australia for the past 5 years,…
Mark IsaacsJune 26, 2016
Many Ta'ang people have been displaced due to the violence in Shan state. I snuck…
Mark IsaacsMay 27, 2016
Another source of conflict in the Shan state is opium cultivation. The local Ta'ang people…
Mark IsaacsMay 26, 2016
In March 2016, I went to Afghanistan with the Edmund Rice Centre. This 60-second audio…
Mark IsaacsMay 9, 2016
On April 26, the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea declared Australia’s detention of asylum…
Mark IsaacsMay 3, 2016
A fictional short story about the gradual erosion of a man's spirit in the Australian…
Mark IsaacsMarch 30, 2016
Robin de Crespigny, author of the People Smuggler, writes an essay come creative non-fiction piece…
Mark IsaacsMarch 18, 2016
Greg Lake writes about his work for the Department of Immigration, managing Immigration Detention Centres…
Mark IsaacsMarch 11, 2016
Ali Reid is a refugee rights activist who volunteered to assist asylum seekers in a…
Mark IsaacsMarch 3, 2016
A guest post from a group of people currently waiting for resettlement in Indonesia who…
Mark IsaacsFebruary 20, 2016
On Sunday 14 February, I will be discussing the treatment of people seeking asylum in…
Mark IsaacsFebruary 13, 2016
Bondi Beach community joined the 'Let Them Stay' campaign to protest the Government's plan to…
Mark IsaacsFebruary 11, 2016
Thousands of Australians across the country protested against the Government's proposed plan to return 267…
Mark IsaacsFebruary 10, 2016
It's a strange world when the Australian Department of Immigration simultaneously suppresses the truth and…
Mark IsaacsFebruary 10, 2016
In the current political climate of secrecy that envelops Australia's treatment of people seeking asylum…
Mark IsaacsJanuary 22, 2016
Ashkan is an Iranian man living in Jakarta, Indonesia. He describes what life is like…
Mark IsaacsJanuary 4, 2016
We have been told by governments past and present that stopping the boats is a…
Mark IsaacsJanuary 4, 2016
Ali arrives in Indonesia and begins his search for a people smuggler to take him…
Mark IsaacsDecember 14, 2015
How do displaced people seeking protection and resettlement in Indonesia survive the tough, restrictive conditions?…
Mark IsaacsDecember 9, 2015
There exists a 'No Man's Land' between Burma and Thailand where criminals, runaways and stateless…
Mark IsaacsDecember 1, 2015
Advocating for the better treatment of people seeking asylum in Australia can often be a…
Mark IsaacsNovember 29, 2015
I visit Ashkan, an Iranian man living in Jakarta, Indonesia, who is trying to seek…
Mark IsaacsNovember 22, 2015
Ali is a Hazara man stranded in Indonesia hoping for resettlement to Australia. This is…
Mark IsaacsNovember 20, 2015
I meet a Rohingya man in Australia after having visited his home in the Rhakine…
Mark IsaacsNovember 13, 2015
I travelled to Mae La camp, the largest refugee camp on the Thai-Burma border.
Mark IsaacsNovember 3, 2015
You who live in the land of plenty, safe from war, torture, and civil unrest,…
Mark IsaacsNovember 3, 2015
I travel to Mae Sot to learn more about the Karen people and refugees and…
Mark IsaacsNovember 2, 2015
I travelled to Indonesia to meet people who are waiting for resettlement to Australia. I…
Mark IsaacsOctober 26, 2015
Ongoing conflict between the Rohingya Muslim population of west Burma and the Rakhine Buddhists has…
Mark IsaacsOctober 24, 2015
This is an excerpt of an article published by VICE Australia regarding the Australian government's…
Mark IsaacsOctober 22, 2015
On Friday 19th July 2013, it was reported that over 150 asylum seekers had rioted…
Mark IsaacsOctober 13, 2015
The speech I gave at the Refugee Action Collective rally against offshore detention, held in…
Mark IsaacsOctober 13, 2015
A short analysis of Australia's humanitarian approach to 'saving lives at sea'.
Mark IsaacsOctober 13, 2015
When we discuss immigration policy in Australia regarding asylum seekers and refugees, we talk of…
Mark IsaacsOctober 13, 2015
A statement by past and present Salvation Army staff members condemning the treatment of those…
Mark IsaacsOctober 13, 2015
Every person has a breaking point. When you are pushed and prodded towards the brink,…
Mark IsaacsOctober 13, 2015
Read about my visit to Koung Jor, an unofficial refugee camp in north west Thailand…
Mark IsaacsOctober 1, 2015
An analysis of the global refugee crisis and why we need to help displaced people.
Mark IsaacsSeptember 28, 2015
