Refugee

K Vanlalvena, a Rajya Sabha member from Mizoram, says the home ministry has asked border guards to use a 'lenient' approach to refugees fleeing Myanmar’s military regime

Tom Petty, an old-fashioned rock superstar who produced new classics such as Free Fallin?, Refugee and American Girl, has died aged 66

Mohsin Hamid, shortlisted for The Man Booker Prize, speaks of prize culture, the rise in dystopian literature and his utopian dream for the future

Migrants are traded for between $200 and $500 and are held on average for two or three months, according to the International Organization for Migration

What is it like to be a treated like an 'other' everywhere you go?

Mohsin Hamid tells a quiet story of the fractured world we live in

Sharbat Gula is being held in jail in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, and currently faces up to 14 years in prison if convicted of fraud

Ahead of World Refugee Day on 20 June, we visit Myanmarese Rohingya Muslims, one of the world's largest refugee communities in search of a homeland, citizenship and dignity

Two thousand people were rescued on Thursday when the coast guard coordinated operations involving migrants travelling on 15 different boats

An estimated 100 people are missing from a smugglers' boat which capsized Wednesday, says UN