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Eritrean finds home in Italy after trauma in Libya Asmorom is one of around 80 refugees who undertook the dangerous journey to Europe via Libya, after being relocated by Israel. By Barbara Molinario  |  21 February 2018   |  Français   |  عربي Asmorom, 28, hugs a UNHCR cultural mediator outside Rome’s Termini train station.  © UNHCR/Alessandro Penso ROME, Italy – Asmorom was […]

‘I am like a prisoner again’ – Glasgow’s destitute Eritreans

    Eritrean refugees kidnapped in Sudan  

UN’s refugee body confirms talks with Israeli and foreign governments on a deal that would enable some asylum seekers to stay in Israel permanently, resettle others By Melanie Lidman 7 February 2018, 8:12 pm 19 560shares African asylum seekers and rights activists protest against deportation in front of the Rwandan Embassy in Herzliya, on February […]

African Deportations Are Creating a Religious Controversy in Israel Thousands of vulnerable migrants may soon be deported, which many Jews see as inconsistent with their faith. A migrant from Eritrea gestures during a protest in Israel. Baz Ratner / Reuters Emma Green Jan 30, 2018 Global Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print Text Size TEL AVIV—Around […]

Israel begins handing out deportation notices to African migrants Eritrean, Sudanese asylum seekers to be expatriated to unnamed country that has ‘developed tremendously’ in the last decade, notices say By Tamar Pileggi and Michael Bachner Today, 9:16 amUpdated at 12:26 pm 8 967shares Eritrean migrants protest in front of the European Union embassy in Ramat […]

  New research report: “Better a prison in Israel than dying on the way”: Testimonies of refugees who “voluntarily” departed Israel to Rwanda and Uganda and gained protection in Europe (English): https://drive.google.com/…/11bR_8cski2tRDczmQBfTI6GHUu…/view Hebrew: https://drive.google.com/…/1K-0p9yvba0DNdBISvL6ZhWQ2G…/view… “Better a prison in Israel than dying on the way”, stated the Eritrean refugees we interviewed in Europe, their eyes full […]

El Al pilots refuse to fly African asylum seekers being deported Move mostly symbolic as Israeli airline does not fly directly to Rwanda or Uganda, and deportees usually fly on other airlines through Ethiopia or Jordan By TOI staff and Melanie Lidman Today, 6:38 pm 3 1K shares Illustrative: The first Dreamliner purchased by El […]

Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers in Israel will be forced to accept a plane ticket to unsafe countries or face indefinite prison Togod Omar has been waiting for a decision on his asylum application for five years (Tessa Fox/MEE) Tessa Fox Wednesday 17 January 2018 13:00 UTC Last update: Friday 19 January 2018 16:33 UTC […]

Credits: Tiger Nest Films  |  16 January 2018 source http://www.unhcr.org/ Couple spend time making sculpture and reading with Eritrean guest The Parles host 72-year-old Yonasskindis, who was on the verge of homelessness after his original asylum request was rejected. By Nadine Alfa  |  16 January 2018 Hilary Parle, a retired family doctor, and her husband Jim, a professor of family medicine, […]