Asylum

LUCERNE, Switzerland

Asylum Seekers Housed Where Eagles Dare

By Ray Smith
Struggling to accommodate all its asylum seekers, Swiss authorities have turned to unused army quarters. Some of these lie on mountain passes, far away from inhabited areas.

Canada’s Israel Lobby Criticised on Refugees

By Paul Weinberg
Canada’s major Israel lobby organisation is running into conflict with critics who say it is betraying the historical liberal legacy of this country’s 380,000-member Jewish community.

Australian Boot to Asylum Seekers Challenged

By Catherine Wilson
Papua New Guinean opposition leader Belden Namah has launched legal proceedings against an Australian detention centre for asylum seekers in Manus province of this South Pacific island nation.