Roundup: Asylum seekers, Sri Lanka, sustainable alternatives, Middle East

How much would you risk to start a new life in Australia?

“I could see the death in front of me” — listen to the hair-raising reality of seeking asylum in Australia. Two ship-wrecked asylum seekers cheat death, make a daring escape, and now face the wrenching choices of a life in limbo.

Why Tamils still flee war-ravaged Sri Lanka

Politics can drive many false claims about refugees, among them the notion that suffering and persecution ends after a war officially concludes.

Indigenous theologians look to a sustainable future

“Indigenous peoples, in spite of their debilitating experiences of discrimination, displacement and disempowerment, have sustainable alternatives to many of the world’s problems.”

Life for Christians in the Middle East worsening, assembly hears

Life for Christians in the Middle East has “never been worse” and their future is acutely endangered, according to the leader of an evangelical church fellowship.