Contrary to Israeli Claims, Switzerland Says It Doesn’t Forcibly Return Asylum Seekers to Eritrea Source: Haaretz Israelis supporting deportations have…
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Israel threatens to deport Eritrean refugees as soon as indefinite conscription ends
Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked makes promise after new batch of Eritrean army recruits say they expect to serve 18 months…
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Eritrean diaspora watches Ethiopia thaw with hope, mistrust
TEL AVIV, Israel Source: Associated Press “I think it’s not going to bring a solution inside the country, because…
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Israeli trade unions change policy, and admit refugees
Source: Zazim, Israeli community action At the height of the anti-deportation campaign, dozens of African refugees requested to join the…
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Forced and unlawful: Israel’s deportation of Eritrean and Sudanese asylum-seekers to Uganda
Amnesty International 18 June 2018 Between 2015 and March 2018, Israel deported some 1,700 Sudanese and Eritrean asylum-seekers to Uganda….
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Israel releases jailed African refugees after failing to assure court of Ugandan deal
Last week, the High Court determined that if an agreement with a third country is not reached and approved by…
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Israel says ‘highly probable’ African migrants will be deported to Uganda
In documents submitted to court, state says special envoy has reported back that deal is possible, though more time needed…
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Israel and refugees: Netanyahu government’s dilemma
By Mirjam van Reisen and Gilad Liberman An Israeli court has demanded that Prime Minister Netanyahu shows he has an…
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Open letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about African asylum-Seekers in Israel
An Open letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, about Your Government’s Policies towards African asylum-Seekers in Israel Source: Human Rights Concerns…
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Israel suspends deal over Eritrean and Sudanese refugees
Netanyahu Suspends Asylum Seeker Deal With UN After Right-wing Pushback Source: Haaretz Netanyahu: Rwanda was pressured by New Israel Fund,…
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