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Refugee Transitions

Issue 40 | April 2026

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HUMAN RIGHTS

Transnational Organised Crime – a threat to democracy and human rights

Olga Yoldi

The Changing Face of Warfare

Colin Hickling

Pain and Resilience in the Palestinian Struggle to Survive Dr Samah Jabr Interview

Nehad Kenanie

Srebrenica – An open wound in the heart of Europe

Nehad Kenanie, Olga Yoldi

Foreign Interference in Australia and its impact on social cohesion and social capital

Dr Mubashar Hasan, Atem Atem

The Day My Life Changed

Juan Pablo Fonseca Roa

Forgotten, but not Gone – The Rohingya crisis in Cox’s Bazar

Dr Graham Thom

NEUROSCIENCE 

When trauma Intrudes into Sleep

Prof Andrea Phelps

Traumatic Nightmares – A case study

Katherine Theodor

Neurofeedback, The Cutting Edge of Brain Training

Dr Bernhard Wandernoth, Dr Meike Wiedemann

The Role of Neuroscience based Therapies in Traumatisation Debate

Dr Mirjana Askovic, Sejla Murdoch

HEALTH 

Integrating Traumatic Experiences through Art Therapy

Dr Robert Gray

Using Art Therapy to Support Refugees – a case study

Shima Sadeghi

The Health Impacts of Modern Weapons on Women and Children

Dr Raija-Leena Punamaki

Responding to Gender-Based Violence

Dr Belinda Green, Nehad Kenanie, Lilian Harman, Daria Rzasa

More than Language: The Impact of Bilingual Health Education on Migrant and Refugee Women’s Lives

Arundhathi Lekshmi

AGENDA 

The Art of Gathering: A Reflection on the 2025 Refugee Ball

Nehad Kenanie

Lighting the Way – Humanitarian Awards 2025

Daniela Aroche

The New Cartography of Care -FASSTT Conference

Nehad Kenanie

REVIEW 

Conversation with Melinda Ham, author of The Lucky Ones

Nehad Kenanie

2000 Metres to Andriivka Documentary

Olga Yoldi

EXCERPT 

Paradise Lost – Chapter Seven

Melinda Ham

Life Carrying the Flame: A Memoir in One Breath

Joseph Ishaq

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