Refugees lurch between frying pan and fire

Formerly a journalist, an Afghan refugee in Delhi puts an Afghani roti on a chop board,
gingerly places slices of marinated chicken, onion and tomato, and completes an Afghani wrap with French fries and garlic sauce with unpractised hands.
Mateen, who fled his country when his journalistic freedom became hostage to the
Taliban, owns a roadside fast-food stall, called Kabul Burger, written in Dari script.

Refugees’ struggle to stay afloat in Delhi

A three-part series on refugees, which will look at the routes they use to enter India, their livelihood issues in India, and the role of the UNHCR and the Indian government in their rehabilitation and well-being. The series was published by the Asian Age in 2014.

A young Rohingya couple at a refugee camp in New Delhi.