Resources

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Several not-for-profit organisations supporting people seeking asylum and refugees provide excellent and frequent news updates.

Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law emails an excellent ‘weekly news roundup’ bulletin with headlines and links to 1200 subscribers. View them, and subscribe to receive them, here.
Refugee Buddies, an RAR group in Qld, emails illustrated, detailed weekly bulletins. View and subscribe here.
Australian Refugee Action Network (ARAN) Recent News page – a very thorough, current list of topics and links to stories of the week.

MASSG frequently supports book launches and discussions about current issues. Here are some relevant readings.

They Cannot take the Sky, Stories from Detention, Behind the Wire. Reviews here and extracts here and here
Offshore: Behind the wire on Manus and Nauru, by Madeline Gleeson
Still Alive by Safdar Ahmed (notes from Australia’s immigration detention system)
Where the Water Ends, Seeking Refuge in Fortress Europe by Zoe Holman
Across the Seas – Australia’s Response to Refugees – A History (2015) Klaus Neuman
The Undesirables, by Mark Isaacs
The People Smuggler by Robin de Crespigny
Dark Victory by David Marr and Marian Wilkinson

No Friend But the Mountains, Writing from Manus Prison, By: Behrouz Boochani, Omid Tofighian (Translator)
Shining, by Abdi Aden
The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-sharif, by Najaf Mazari
The Happiest Refugee, by Anh Do
Escape from Manus, by Jaivet Ealom
Walking Free, by Munjed Al Muderis