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Government Watchdog Report Highlights Need for Asylum Reform

January 30, 2009 12:00 am Published by Sara Hall Leave your thoughts

With a woefully inefficient asylum system letting down applicants and taxpayers alike, Sara Hall makes the case for much-needed reform.

The Immigration Minister Can’t Be Serious

November 21, 2008 12:00 am Published by Sara Hall Leave your thoughts

Sara Hall on the junior minister who's picking a fight...with NGOs and asylum seeker charities.

March Against Hatred: Racism in Russia

November 7, 2008 12:00 am Published by Sara Hall Leave your thoughts

In the week that hundreds attended a symbolic "March Against Hatred" in St Petersburg, Sara Hall examines the worrying rise of racially-motivated violence in Russia.

Two Years On: Remembering Anna Politkovskaya

October 17, 2008 12:00 am Published by Sara Hall Leave your thoughts

The trial of three men accused of murdering the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya began in Moscow this week. Sara Hall looks back on the circumstances surrounding her death, and considers the bleak prospects for freedom of speech and human rights in Russia today.