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Sep 9, 20192 min read
Sudanese asylum seeker applies for permanent status
Dear friends, Yesterday, the Tel Aviv District Court made a welcome, unprecedented ruling on a case I brought forward on behalf of a...


Aug 20, 20192 min read
Petah Tikva Municipality harasses asylum seekers
Recently, officials from Petah Tikva’s municipality have begun calling asylum seekers in the city demanding home visits, allegedly for...


Apr 1, 20192 min read
Fighting for Freedom: 2,000 Years Ago to Today
Executive Director Sharon Abraham-Weiss at a protest holding sign that reads "We are all refugees." Sharon Abraham-Weiss Executive...


Jan 30, 20193 min read
Eritreans May Finally Be Recognized as Refugees
Eritrean citizens in Israel are in limbo. On the one hand, it is forbidden to deport them, but on the other they aren’t given anything....


Aug 14, 20182 min read
Court Verdict Based on Unverified Presumptions
In a ruling of the Immigration Appeals Tribunal that was published yesterday (August 14, 2018), the judge called on the state to deport...


Apr 3, 20183 min read
Update on the Deportation, March 2018
The Israeli government is not deporting asylum seekers to Eritrea or Sudan by force. For more than a decade Israeli government policy...


Feb 1, 20187 min read
Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Israel
Review – Refugees and Asylum Seekers from Eritrea and Sudan in Israel Physicians for Human Rights – Israel | ASSAF – Aid Organization...


Jan 31, 20182 min read
Don't Revoke Protection for Congolese Asylum Seekers
On December 30, 2008, human rights organizations petitioned the Jerusalem District Court to annul the Ministry of the Interior's decision...
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