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Imran Khan’s sister tells ABC former Pakistan PM suffering mentally in jail | The World ABC News – Asia Pacific
10 December, 2025 – International Human Rights Day

The family of jailed former Pakistani prime minister and cricket great Imran Khan say he is struggling with isolation and psychological strain. One of his sisters, Uzma, has been allowed to see him in jail after weeks of being blocked from having visitors. His sister, Aleema Khan, spoke with Girish Sawlani from ‘The World’ about her brother’s condition.

Tibetan government-in-exile visits Australia calling for freedom | ABC NEWS
11 July, 2025

Penpa Tsering, leader of the Central Tibetan Administration, is visiting Australia this week, before Anthony Albanese’s trip to China. Tsering has urged the prime minister to prioritise freedom for all during trade discussions. This visit comes amid rising tensions between Beijing and Tibet, as the Dalai Lama plans his succession beyond Beijing’s control.

In conjunction with the Tibetan Community of NSW – 2025 ‘Year of Compassion’ marking the Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday in Australia

Tibetans raise rights abuses as PM meets Chinese leader | Canberra Times
16 July, 2025 | Read article here

In conjunction with the Tibetan Community of NSW – 2025 ‘Year of Compassion’ marking the Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday in Australia

Exclusive: Imran Khan’s sister Aleema speaks to The World following the 26 November Islamabad Massacre | ABC News
Wednesday 4 December, 2024

The streets of Islamabad are quiet after last week’s deadly protests, when supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan clashed with police as they demanded his release. Pakistani authorities say nearly 1,000 people were arrested in the unrest. Imran Khan’s sister, Aleema Khan, joined The World after speaking to her brother in prison yesterday, where she says he has been tortured.

ABC News – The World Headlines
Friday 13 December, 2024
Pakistan government denies protest deaths as Imran Khan’s PTI party mourns

Exclusive: Imran Khan’s sister Aleema speaks about Pakistan election results | SBS World News

9 February 2024 – Aleema Khan, Imran Khan’s sister, tells SBS she is confident Pakistanis want the jailed former Prime Minister as their leader and will prevail following Pakistan’s General Election on 8 February.

SBS World News, Headlines
Sunday 11 February, 2024
Her brother, nephew and staff are in jail. But Aleema’s fight for democracy continues

SBS World News Evening News Bulletin (Main Story, Episode 41)
Saturday 10 February, 2024

SBS News Morning News Bulletin (Audio)
Sunday 11 February, 2024

Feature: CommBank Brighter Magazine | Aye Min Kawkuhtoo 2024 NSW Multicultural Community Medal Winner
Sept-Oct 2024 Issue

In conjunction with Multicultural NSW (2024 Harmony Week)

Protests grow in Pakistan as supporters call for jailed ex-PM Imran Khan’s release | SBS World News speaks with Dr Hussain Nadim, George Washington University
6 October, 2024

Protests in Pakistan for the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan have continued, as demonstrators clashed with police in the country’s capital. The army is also monitoring protests organised by Khan’s political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf or PTI.

Torture Therapy: Giving survivors their lives back | SBS The Feed
June 2018

2018 UN Day Media Award Finalist – Promotion of Good Health and Well-Being

Directed, Produced and Edited by Marc Fennell. Cinematography by Joel Stillone, Jack Tulleners and Jack Hibbert. Media Advisor/Production assistance, Karen Collier (for STARTTS, 2018)

Hajra Khan, Pakistan National Football Captain and Karishma Inayat, Founder, Gilgit-Baltistan Girl’s Football League | SBS World News
April 2021

The footballers in Pakistan fighting to keep Women’s football alive in the face of FIFA ban.

Hotline to support migrants impacted by overseas conflicts launched in NSW | SBS News

Called Witness to War, the free NSW-based phone service (1800 845 198) operates from Monday to Friday, between 9am and 4pm, and employs about 10 “bicultural workers” who offer support to distressed people in eight different languages – Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Hazaragi, Kurdish (Sorani), Pashto, Ukrainian and Urdu.

This multilingual hotline is helping migrants impacted by overseas conflicts
In an Australian first, a free multilingual telephone helpline for people impacted by overseas conflicts has been launched in NSW. Read more: SBS News, June 2022

Tenzin Dorjee | ABC The World
December 2016

Tibetan activist and academic, Tenzin Dorjee of the Tibet Action Institute spoke with Beverly O’Connor for ABC the World ahead of his book launch at State Parliament NSW coinciding with International Human Rights Day: The Tibetan Non-Violent Struggle, A Strategic and Historical Analysis (ICNC Monograph Series). In association with Tibetan Community of NSW Inc. and Tibet Action Institute.

Ahmad Shuja Jamal | ABC The World
August 2018

Visiting human rights activist and security expert, Ahmad Shuja Jamal of Georgetown Public Policy Review, speaks with ABC The World on his visit to Sydney in August 2018 following the Hazara Human Rights Forum at Western Sydney University. In association with NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS).

Malek Jandali | ABC The World
June 2017

Syrian composer and ‘musician of the revolution’, Malek Jandali, speaks with ABC World News from Sydney, during Refugee Week about his Syrian Symphony for Peace ahead of his concert series and Australian speaker tour.

Jorge Aroche ABC The World Interview: Hakeem al-Araibi
February, 2019

President of International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) and Chief executive and clinical psychologist at STARTTS, Jorge Aroche tells The World ABC News, exposure has been key to seeking justice for unlawfully detained Australian refugee footballer and torture survivor Hakeem al-Araibi.

Andleeb Abbas Interview | ABC The World
ABC The World, December 2016

Leading human rights activist and Information Secretary of Pakistan’s Movement for Justice (PTI) opposition party, Andleeb Abbas, speaks to ABC World News following her recent arrest following protests over the Panama Papers scandal and electoral reforms in Pakistan during her visit to Australia.

Andleeb Abbas Interview | SBS World News Australia
September 2021

Andleeb Abbas, Pakistan’s Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, has urged Australia’s cricket team not to cancel an upcoming tour of their country, after both England and New Zealand cancelled their tours of the country, citing security threats.

Lhagyari Namgyal Dolkar | ABC The World
September 2019

Lhagyari Dolkar, member of the Tibetan parliament-in-exile and President of Gu-Ch-Sum Tibet Movement, Association of Former Tibetan Political Prisoners sharing her thoughts on Tibet, East Turkistan, and Hong Kong in light of the recent protest in Hong Kong and the heavy Handed police brutality against the protests during her Australian visit and speaker tour.

Lhagyari Namgyal Dolkar Member of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile | ABC Radio National Breakfast
September 2019

Tibetans in exile have been watching the unrest in Hong Kong closely and have expressed support for the pro-democracy movement. Lhagyari Namgyal Dolkar is the youngest member of the Indian-based Tibetan parliament-in-exile. She’s in Australia, trying to build grassroots support for human rights in Tibet. Photo credit: Karen Collier

Abiha Haider | ABC The World
ABC The World, April 2021
Pakistan’s National Women’s Football Team

Pakistan’s National Women’s Football Tournament has been thrown into doubt as the Pakistan Football Federation faces possible expulsion from the world game for rejecting efforts to bring it back into line with FIFA’s rules. Abider Haider, one of the players caught up in the spat, tells The World the situation could erase so many sacrifices made by her and countless other players.

Refugees, Sport and Mental Health | ABC Radio National
All in the Mind (Presented by Lynne Malcolm) November, 2019

Photo courtesy: Shaun Némorin

The trauma of war and displacement has a negative impact on the mental health of hundreds of thousands of refugees around the world. Australian researchers recently travelled to a large refugee camp in Bangladesh* where around 500,000 Rohingya people are living. Researchers Shaun Nemorin, Ruth Wells, and Simon Rosenbaum, found that sports and exercise programs make a huge difference to these refugees’ physical and mental health, and to their well-being.

Zainab Abbas | SBS Urdu
September 2021
Pakistani Sport Journalist, Zainab Abbas, on cricket issues in Pakistan.