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    Refugees flee to Australia only to be detained in squalid and abusive conditions

    Following a 2013 immigration policy overhaul, the Australian government began detaining asylum-seekers at offshore immigration facilities. This animated documentary tells the story of two Iranian refugees who, after fleeing persecution in their native country, ended up as detainees in the Manus Regional Processing Centre in Papua New Guinea, where there have been numerous allegations of abuse and squalid conditions. Eventually, in February 2014, tensions between locals, detainees and guards erupted into violence that left dozens injured and one dead.

    Director: Lukas Schrank

    2 February 2016
    A hand arranging miniature figures in a sandbox. The scene includes a canoe, a person, a shark, and a lighthouse.

    videoDemography and migration

    The island where 50 million crabs roam free and refugees are trapped in limbo

    21 minutes

    Two Black men wearing face masks and looking at a colourful sky at dawn or dusk; one has their arm around the other, wearing a floral shirt.

    videoDemography and migration

    Tension, bureaucracy and deep humanity define life aboard a refugee rescue ship

    27 minutes

    Blurry night photo through car window showing police lights and a figure, creating a dramatic scene with blue lighting.

    videoDemography and migration

    The volunteers who offer a last line of care for migrants at a contentious border

    30 minutes

    Photo of a desert scene with tall cacti and a person standing, set against a sunlit rocky hill.

    videoHuman rights and justice

    Can providing humanitarian aid be illegal? A troubling case from the US-Mexico border

    17 minutes

    Illustration of a father and his young daughter with backpacks in the rain at night, holding an umbrella, standing on a cliffside looking out at the distant city lights of Hong Kong across a dark body of water.

    videoDemography and migration

    One story, in a sea of millions, of swimming from China to freedom in Hong Kong

    14 minutes

    Two people embracing by the water at dusk with their backs to the camera, colourful buildings and mountains across the bay.

    videoDemography and migration

    What happens when refugees start to outnumber residents on a small tourist island

    28 minutes

    A monk meditating on a bridge leading to a pagoda in an autumn park with colourful trees and a mountain in the background.

    videoPersonality

    Eight men reflect on their paths to prison – and imagine their alternative lives

    30 minutes

    A caregiver in a yellow shirt helping an elderly woman in glasses and a pink jacket to drink water at a kitchen table.

    videoDemography and migration

    The interned and the undocumented: the immigration spectrum in the US today

    7 minutes

    A woman with a colourful scarf covering her face stands in a queue, surrounded by other masked individuals in an outdoor setting.

    videoDemography and migration

    How the world’s harshest lockdown hit India’s millions of migrant workers

    27 minutes