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Activists Demand Refuge for People Seeking Asylum in Petach Tikva
13 February 2019Residents of Petach Tikva are being singled out based on their skin color and Israeli civil society is fighting back against the mayor’s racist policy.
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Meet Halafom Hagos: An Advocate for Democracy in Israel and Eritrea
12 December 2018Halafom is an Eritrean seeking asylum in Israel. After a difficult journey to the country, he has become a representative for his community here and is trying to build something better for everyone with the help of Shatil.
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What’s Happening to Asylum Seekers in Israel?
19 January 2018The situation of the 38,000 African asylum seekers in Israel has become increasingly tenuous due to new legislation and changes in governmental policy.
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Detained Asylum Seekers Learn To Use Photography As a Protest Tool
14 September 2017“I want to tell my story, who I am and how I got here, and then ask: Do you think I deserve these conditions?”
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Israel Grants Residency Status to 200 Asylum Seekers from Darfur
20 June 2017Years of advocacy prompted the government to make this move, and more work is needed to address the larger refugee situation.
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Five Calls for Freedom in Israel this Passover
6 April 2017Meet five individuals struggling to gain liberty in contemporary Israel.
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Israeli Teams Show Solidarity with Holot Detainees
23 March 2017Top Israeli soccer players made the journey down to the desert detention center to make a statement against racism.
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An Incredible Opportunity
11 January 2017I want your help to reach out and find good candidates for NIF’s fellowship program in Israel. This is an incredible opportunity. I was an NIF fellow and my experience certainly impacted my life’s trajectory.
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Leading Sudanese Refugee Activist Granted Asylum
30 June 2016After seven years of legal appeals, Mutasim Ali has become the first Sudanese asylum seeker to obtain refugee status in Israel.
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Nearly 1,200 Asylum Seekers Freed from Holot
2 September 2015Following August’s Supreme Court ruling, 1,178 asylum seekers were released from the Holot Detention facility in the Negev.
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