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The Panama Papers, Asylum in Australia, and the PNG Supreme Court Load More Top blogs posts this month 1) 29 September 2025 Italy's Borders Immigration Paradox: Rising Numbers, Falling Crime, and the Reality of Exploitation by: Luciano Magaldi Sardella, Matteo Mantuano 2) 10 November 2025 UK's Labour’s Immigration White Paper: Reviewed by: Ananya Kumar-Banerjee 3) 3 November 2025 Afghan Refugees Caught Between Climate Hazards and Deportation in Karachi, Pakistan by: Nasrat Sayed, Zulfiqar Kunbhar 4) 17 September 2025 Deported Without Due Process: How Border Militarization Undermines Constitutional and Human Rights by: Alexandra Wagner 5) 24 October 2025 Rohingya Refugees and their Crises in Criminal Justice System of Bangladesh by: Sakhawat Sajjat Sejan, Abu Bakker Siddiq
