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Iran’s brave players have stood tall. Now Australia must stand with them Both Australia and the Asian Football Confederation are being tested, not just on the pitch, but on whether they will protect the basic rights of athletes who have already shown immense courage.

Brave on the pitch. Uncertain off it.

@danghez.bsky.social & @maryannekenny.bsky.social argue Australia must ensure Iran’s women footballers can safely decide their future if returning home could put them at risk.

Read in the @sydmorningherald.bsky.social: www.smh.com.au/national/ira...

Time is running out for the Iranian women’s football team as fears for their safety grow | Jack Snape There are urgent calls for Australia to take action before the team return to Iran but with no word from the players themselves the situation is fraught and uncertain

What protections exist if athletes fear persecution at home?

Kaldor Centre Director @danghez.bsky.social speaks to @theguardian.com about the safety fears facing the #Iran women's national football team and the legal obligations that may arise for Australia.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...

SOS: Hand signal as bus drives Iranian women’s soccer team from final match Exiled Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi has called on the Australian government to ensure the women’s safety

BREAKING: www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Read these words from 100 years ago about immigrants in Britain – and see how history is chillingly repeating itself | George Monbiot Shabana Mahmood’s new rights clampdown looks outlandish until we remember that this kind of hardline action is part of our country’s fabric, says George Monbiot

Re-heated 'mass' migration rhetoric 'creates an environment in which every minority becomes less safe – not just Muslims, recent immigrants, refugees, Black and Brown people, but also Jews and everyone else who has suffered at the hands of the far right.' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

IWD sciential forum event Women’s mentoring event

Reminder: Get a start on celebrating International Women's Day at UNSW with @profjmcadam.bsky.social + others! #IWD
Details: www.eventbrite.com/e/iwd-scient...

Politicians say immigration threatens ‘Australian values’, but our research shows no one knows exactly what that means The assumption that Australian values are coherent is flawed, and the same flawed assumption is often projected onto other countries.

What exactly is 'a fair go'? Interesting to see the answers Australians give to this question.
theconversation.com/politicians-...

Congratulations, Adama Kamara!
We are excited to work with you and your co-CEO, Paul Power, to champion the rights of displaced people and strengthen communities that can protect those who need safety.

Sister begs for Syria return - ABC listen The sister of an Australian woman, who married an Islamic state fighter, has revealed how her sister was "groomed" into travelling to a war zone in Syria where she is now stuck. Krystle Rosse-Emile ha...

A sister makes an emotional case for the return of an 'ISIS bride'. Without emotion, Australian law leads to the same conclusion. Listen to @profjmcadam.bsky.social on AM: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Why Australia needs a plan to repatriate citizens detained in Syria Australia’s refusal to repatriate 34 women and children detained in Syria’s al-Roj camp raises serious human rights concerns.

When Australians face serious harm abroad — especially children — we have a responsibility to act.
Thanks for this, Thomas Mulder, @kaldorcentre.bsky.social @profjmcadam.bsky.social & @womensagenda.bsky.social
womensagenda.com.au/latest/why-a...

Why Australia needs a plan to repatriate citizens detained in Syria Australia’s refusal to repatriate 34 women and children detained in Syria’s al-Roj camp raises serious human rights concerns.

In our latest article in @womensagenda.bsky.social, Thomas Mulder and I explain why Australia needs a plan to repatriate citizens detained in Syria and what international law requires womensagenda.com.au/latest/why-a...

Why Australia needs a plan to repatriate citizens detained in Syria Australia’s refusal to repatriate 34 women and children detained in Syria’s al-Roj camp raises serious human rights concerns.

Where preventable harm is foreseeable, inaction is not neutral, write Dr Thomas Mulder and @profjmcadam.bsky.social in @womensagenda.bsky.social
A structured plan for return of Australian women and children in Syria is both lawful and achievable.
womensagenda.com.au/latest/why-a...

PNG to Panama, entire communities are relocating due to climate & disaster risk. When the Nansen Protection Agenda was endorsed in 2015, there was little guidance on 'planned relocation'. Ten years on? Progress–and big gaps, writes @ericabower.bsky.social
climatemobility.unsw.edu.au/planned_relo...

Resolving Climate-Related Internal Displacement at a Time of Crisis - Researching Internal Displacement This timely article by one of the world's leading experts on internal displacement highlights the growing crisis of climate-related internal displacement, which is unfolding against the backdrop of dr...

‘We know what to do, but achievements are at risk of being undone’, writes Walter Kaelin on the pressing issue of protracted internal displacement in the context of climate change and disasters researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...

Bridging the gap between principle and practice: the ‘right to asylum’ under Article 18 EU Charter and its implications for the EU Resettlement Regulation Abstract. This article examines the ‘right to asylum’ guaranteed under Article 18 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (EU Charter) and its correspondin

Congratulations to Dr Riona Moodley @kaldorcentre.bsky.social for her new article 'Bridging the gap between principle and practice: the "right to asylum" under Article 18 EU Charter and its implications for the EU Resettlement Regulation' academic.oup.com/ijrl/advance...

An excellent read from our own Dr Riona Moodley about the extent – and limits – of 'unfettered' discretion for EU Member States when it comes to the Resettlement Regulation.
#righttoasylum #refugeelaw
Article 🔗: academic.oup.com/ijrl/advance...

Applications now open for the 2026 CAPRS Non-Residential Fellowship which supports research on forced displacement in the Asia-Pacific, offering $12,500 NZD to support dissemination and impact.
🗓️ Applications close 9 Feb 2026
👉 Find out more & apply: www.caprs.auckland.ac.nz/non-resident...

Statement on UNHCR’s 75th Anniversary: Kaldor Centre and RCOA December 14 marks 75 years of UNHCR – the UN Refugee Agency. Since 1950, UNHCR has protected millions of people forced to flee, upholding rights and delivering hope. Now more than ever, the world must...

Best wishes to Barham Salih, the new High Commissioner @unhcr.org. As he takes the reins, the challenges are profound. One in every 70 people on Earth is displaced.
Recently, w/@refugeecouncilau.bsky.social, we called on govts to support UNHCR's enduring mission: www.unsw.edu.au/news/2025/12...

Opinion | I’ve Been the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees for a Decade. This Is the Crisis I See.

'Brutal simplicity may be easier to sell than complex, long-term, multilateral engagement, but the latter produces more effective results.' @filippograndi.unhcr.org @unhcr.org
(gift article/free @nytimes.com) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/o...

Our summer selection: Stories worth sharing Discover your next great read, listen, or watch in these picks from the Kaldor Centre team.

Summer Entertainment? UNSW's @kaldorcentre.bsky.social team have put together a list of thought-provoking films, podcasts and books (fiction and non-fiction) for your summer break. #film #audio #BookSky #HumanRights #journalism 🎥 📻 📚 www.unsw.edu.au/news/2025/12...

Protection Of Disaster Displaced Persons Discussed At Global Refugee Forum Progress Review 2025 - Platform on Disaster Displacement Geneva, 15 December – A Linked Event to the Global Refugee Forum Progress Review 2025 commemorates 10 years of the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda and refle

We @kaldorcentre.bsky.social were proud to co-host a Linked Event to the Global Refugee Forum Progress Review commemorating 10 years of the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda for people displaced across borders in the context of disasters & climate change disasterdisplacement.org/news-events/...

Can Trump Dismantle the UN Refugee Convention? - PassBlue Can Trump Dismantle the UN Refugee Convention? - PassBlue

My latest article:
'Can Trump dismantle the UN Refugee Convention?'
passblue.com/2025/12/01/c...

Our summer selection: Stories worth sharing Discover your next great read, listen, or watch in these picks from the Kaldor Centre team.

Our recommendations @kaldorcentre.bsky.social for your summer reading, listening and watching www.unsw.edu.au/news/2025/12...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

I'm pleased to share my latest article on 'Displacement in the ICJ's Advisory Opinion on Climate Change' - available free here journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

UNHCR at 75: Why the world still needs the UN refugee agency OPINION | Governments must ensure the UNHCR has all of the resources it needs to sustain its life-saving work.

UNHCR at 75: I explain why the world still needs the UN refugee agency www.themandarin.com.au/304884-unhcr...

Former Iraqi President Barham Salih to lead UN refugee agency Barham Salih, a former Iraqi president who fled persecution under Saddam Hussein, has been appointed the next U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, breaking the tradition of selecting leaders mainly fr...

Former Iraqi President Barham Salih to lead UN refugee agency www.reuters.com/world/middle...

UNHCR at 75: Why the world still needs the UN refugee agency OPINION | Governments must ensure the UNHCR has all of the resources it needs to sustain its life-saving work.

Don't miss this from @profjmcadam.bsky.social in @themandarin.bsky.social today: www.themandarin.com.au/304884-unhcr...

Statement on UNHCR’s 75th Anniversary: Kaldor Centre and RCOA December 14 marks 75 years of UNHCR – the UN Refugee Agency. Since 1950, UNHCR has protected millions of people forced to flee, upholding rights and delivering hope. Now more than ever, the world must...

🌍 UNHCR marks 75 years on Sunday.
With more people displaced than ever – and UNHCR facing deep funding cuts – global solidarity and support are urgently needed.
W/@refugeecouncilau.bsky.social we’re calling for renewed commitment to refugee protection and @unhcr.org: www.unsw.edu.au/news/2025/12...

10 years ago, a "coalition of the willing" proved that progress is possible outside traditional negotiating rooms. How did this state-led process build consensus on disaster displacement?
LISTEN to our new podcast with @profjmcadam.bsky.social & Walter Kaelin:
tinyurl.com/44fmc95a

As Greens Senator @davidshoebridge.bsky.social told parliament: 'Corruption follows cruelty and it breeds in secrecy, and that’s the Nauru deal and offshore detention all over.'

Nauru president accused in parliament of corruptly siphoning off millions of Australian funding Senator uses parliament to accuse Albanese government of knowing David Adeang was ‘seriously corrupt’ yet still signing $2.5bn deportation deal

An AUSTRAC report found suspicion of 'corruption and money laundering' by officials in Nauru – yet these concerns did not stop the Aus govt's $2.5bn deal to deport more than 350 people there.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...