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May, 2018
Facing deportation, asylum seekers find refuge with ‘sanctuary’ host families
In an act of civil disobedience, the Israel Sanctuary Movement is helping Africans locate safe homes, calls on public to show sense of humanity By Melanie Lidman 15 March 2018, 6:38 am 3 251shares African asylum seekers and human rights activists protest against deportation in Tel Aviv, February 21, 2018 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90) When Rabbi Susan […]
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More Female Eritrean Asylum Seekers Working in Prostitution in Israel
The number of Eritrean women working as prostitutes in Israel soared last year to about 360 from about 200, according to data submitted by aid agencies to the Knesset subcommittee on human trafficking. The agencies voiced fears that the number of asylum seekers engaged in prostitution will grow in the absence of suitable treatment for trafficking […]
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UNHCR and Israel sign agreement to find solutions for Eritreans and Sudanese
02 April 2018 | Français | عربي UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the State of Israel today signed a Framework of Common Understanding to promote solutions for thousands of Eritreans and Sudanese living in Israel. A joint working group will be set up with a series of objectives and a timetable to implement solutions for some […]
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Family reunification hard for Eritrean refugees in Germany
TOP STORIES Family reunification hard for Eritrean refugees in Germany Germany granted some 35,000 Eritrean refugees residence permits last year. This entitles them to bring their families over. But not all are successful. Daniel Pelz reports on the reasons for this. Migrants and asylum seekers from Eritrea make up a large portion of jobseekers in […]
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Swiss Treatment of Eritreans Sets Dangerous Precedent
A controversial Swiss decision to review the status of 3,200 Eritrean asylum seekers may have dangerous consequences in Israel, where it has been cited as a precedent for returning Eritreans to Eritrea, says researcher Shani Bar-Tuvia. Written by Shani Bar-Tuvia Published on May 14, 2018 Read time Approx. 3 minutes Eritrean asylum seekers in Switzerland […]
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How Switzerland Planned to Catch Eritrean Refugees on their Home Vacation Leave and Failed Miserably
Refugees who go on holiday in their homeland keep making headlines. In recent years, however, only one nationality was in focus: the Eritreans. The fact that many refugees travel back to their home countries for a few weeks is shown by the latest figures from the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM). In 2017, the authority deprived 231 […]
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Eritrea – World Report 2018: Eritrea | Human Rights Watch
Eritrea remains a one-man dictatorship under President Isaias Afewerki, now in his 26th year in power. It has no legislature, no independent civil society organizations or media outlets, and no independent judiciary. The government restricts religious freedoms, banning all but four groups. Every Eritrean must serve an indeterminate period of “national service” after turning 18, […]
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Israeli Interior Minister Confirms Israel Has Renewed Contacts With UN Over Asylum-seeker Deal
The government is in contact with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in an attempt to reach a new agreement on the status and departure African asylum seekers in Israel, Interior Minister Arye Dery told the State Control Committee on Wednesday morning. “The contacts with the UN [Refugee Agency] are continuing in an attempt […]
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