African migrants
More than 60 migrants die as boat sinks off Yemen, dozens missing
68 bodies have been recovered and 12 people have been rescued with many still missing as of Monday morning accordig to the Yemen chief for the International Organization for Migration.
Major genomic study reveals humanity's longest prehistoric migration from Africa to South America
Hundreds of west African migrants returned from Tunisia through IOM program
It is time to integrate African asylum seekers into Israeli society - opinion
Time to be sensible about African asylum seekers in Israel
The question remains: if the UNHCR deal moves ahead, how should Israel deal with those asylum seekers remaining in Israel?
Reopening Holot is ‘yet another spin,’ setting us back years, NGO says
Standing Together has led a campaign in the past few months to prevent the deportation of African migrants.
Jewish lawmakers protest Netanyahu double-take on African asylum seekers
The lawmakers, all Democrats, wrote of their “concern” and “dismay” at the prime minister’s about-face.
South Tel Aviv leader says ‘national struggle’ to reject migrants
“The ‘rehabilitation’ of southern Tel Aviv is not just a local battle,” he said, “It is part of a greater national struggle.”
State to High Court: African migrant deportation negotiations stuck
The state on Sunday released over 200 migrants from the Saharonim detention center in the south due to the lack of a deal.
Israel to free 200 migrants detained at Saharonim Prison
Migrants and rights groups say the migrants are seeking asylum after fleeing war and persecution, but the government maintains that they are "job seekers" and "infiltrators."
Uganda considering Israeli request to take African migrants, minister says
In January, Israel started handing out notices to male migrants from Eritrea and Sudan giving them three months to take the voluntary deal with a plane ticket and $3,500 or risk being thrown in jail.
Will Netanyahu use the migrants controversy to call an election?
When it comes to migrants, Netanyahu is weighing fight or flight.
State waffles before court on Uganda deportation deal
Representatives dodge questions as to whether there’s an agreement, admit 1,749 expelled there since 2015.
60 refugee law experts against Israel’s plan to deport asylum seekers
“We call on the state of Israel to refrain from carrying out the deportations and to release those who are being detained for refusing to cooperate with their prospective deportations.”
