Refugees Videos

As part of the "Be The Media" digital storytelling workshop, a group of young Iraqi women refugees living in Albany worked with producers at The Sanctuary for Independent Media to tell their stories. Produced by Tethkar Ahmad, Wied Jassim, Shahad Jassim, Mais Salih, and Hiba Haitham Alsaffar, with support from the Iraqi Children's Art Exchange, Iraqi Families Project, and Branda Miller.

The Secretary General of Amnesty International is in the country this week. Irene Khan has visited the remote communities of Utopia in the Northern Territory, and yesterday in Canberra she launched a new book called The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights.

The stand-off is over, but the political debate is still very much alive. After one month, the remaining 56 Sri Lankan asylum seekers have now left the Oceanic Viking, accepting the government's offer of fast-tracked processing. The government says no special deal was offered to end the stand-off.

A survey of ordinary Afghans conducted by British charity Oxfam has found that millions of Afghans are considering leaving the country to flee poverty and unemployment. The survey also found that the vast majority blame their miserable plight on corruption and government incompetence rather than on the Taliban and the coalition-led war.

STRATFOR : http://www.stratfor.com : A long-standing rebellion in Yemen has surged to the fore once again, drawing in neighboring Saudi Arabia. Iran is exploiting the conflict for strategic reasons, connected to the international debate over Tehran s nuclear program.

Julie Bishop speaks to Fran about the long stand-off on board the Oceanic Viking -- which should be over by the end of the day. The government says the Sri Lankans on board have been offered no more incentive to quit the ship for the detention centre at Tanjung Pinang beyond the guarantee of rapid resettlement promised to the 22 who left the ship last week. The Prime Minister is coming under some pressure in Parliament over that deal, rejecting any talk of special treatment. He also denies being advised of the details of the offer before it was made by the government's Border Protection subcommittee.

The month-long stand-off on board the Oceanic Viking should be over by the end of today, with Indonesian officials saying the 56 Sri Lankan Tamils still on board the Australian customs vessel will start disembarking at 7.30am local time.

Foreign Minister Stephen Smith talks to Fran about Indonesian President Yudhoyono's cancelled Australian trip, the Oceanic Viking, asylum seekers, and climate change.

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http://envisionGood.tv How does a fashion model make a difference? We had a delightful chat with Summer Rayne-Oakes, eco-model and Samasource Ambassador. In this interview, Summer explains how she made the transition from academic studies in entomology to eco-fashion model. Learn also how Summer became involved in Samasource and why she supports this phenomenal organization that empowers refugees in Africa by providing digital work opportunities. There's clearly a role for each one of us to make a difference. From law to business to fashion and beyond, we can all have an impact in whichever industry or sector we participate in. Thank you, Summer!

Poland. Dembak refugee camp, the refugees were sleeping in the corridors.

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Climate change is forcing people to leave their homes, and even their entire country. Yet climate refugees might not even be included in the international climate agreement being developed for Copenhagen. At last week's Bonn III negotiations (climate geek for getting-closer-to-Copenhagen), the one line of text that referred to climate refugees was bracketed. The United States would rather not use the word 'refugees', fearing its strong implications, and instead use the word migrants. Why? Because a 'migrant' is someone who decides to move.

His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, humanitarian and founder of the Art of Living, concluded a 3-day visit to Sri Lanka on April 22, 2009. With the aim to bring solace to the refugees in the camps and drive a peaceful reconciliation to the conflict, Sri Sri met several dignitaries and civilians. Sri Sri offers solace and comfort to the people in the Manik and Vavuniya camp for Internally Displaced People (IDP), Sri Lanka. Whatever you need for a good and dignified life, I am there to support you, he said.He appealed to the President of Sri Lanka, His Excellency Mahinda Rajapakse to avoid a long stay of Tamils in the IDP camps. A day earlier, Sri Sri was the key note speaker at the All-Ceylon Buddhist Congress which honoured him and expressed happiness at his visit to the troubled island nation.