Ann Deslandes

Australian elections drive Manus Island refugees to despair and suicide

Prime Minister Scott Morrison's re-election is likely to translate into tougher immigration laws and the repealing of 'Medevac' bill that would ensure seriously ill refugees are flown to mainland Australia for treatment.

Displaced villagers from opium-growing state take fight to Mexico City

Mexicans forced from their villages by violent drug gangs are seeking assurances from the president for their security if they go home. But a safe return may still be a while away.

Suicidal thoughts are on the rise in Australia's refugee detention centers

A lack of adequate healthcare services and the heavily securitised environment have resulted in the deterioration of the mental health of more than 600 men in the country's offshore detention facilities.

The other caravan: Mexico has so many internal refugees who aren't US-bound

Thousands of people from the country's southern states were recently internally displaced due to vicious drug wars in their towns and villages, while a procession of migrants heading toward the US border are in the spotlight.

These are some of the people traveling in the 'migrant caravan'

The 'migrant caravan' is a diverse set of people escaping poverty and violence who have been painted as a threatening, faceless monolith. Not all of them will reach the US border. The ones who do are chasing a future they can feel optimistic about.

The deafening silence around the Australia-US refugee deal

Trump’s Muslim ban complicates the recently signed Australia-US refugee deal – and Australia complicates it further by denying journalists and rights activists entry to the contentious Manus Island detention centre.

ANZAC Day: Australians recall 'The Frontier Wars' against Aboriginal people

While Australian soldiers serving in the ANZAC engaged with Turkish troops in World War I, Aboriginal people in Australia were fighting their own battle against the British Colonialism.

On Manus Island, "refugees show greater humanity than Australia"

The 24-day protest by refugees on Manus Island symbolises solidarity against oppression as they demand the freedom that Australia continues to deny.

Future of refugees uncertain as Australia shuts down Manus prison

When Australia’s offshore immigration centre closes on Tuesday, 600 detainees there will be forced to move, but not to safety. Is Australia getting away with unchecked human rights abuses?