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asylum

Turku Avci, 28, a Turkish Muslim student who has been granted asylum in Israel following an arrest warrant in Turkey

10 min

Analysis & Opinion

A Turkish Muslim student finds asylum and a new home in Israel

Avci had planned to pursue sports media after arriving in Israel, but the Hamas-led attack of October 7, 2023, upended that path

Read time: 10 min.


Le Premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahou lors de la réunion du cabinet ministérielle, 3 septembre 2023

3 min

Politics

Israeli government considers measures against Eritrean migrants after violent riot

Prime Minister Netanyahu told the ministerial committee to consider measures including 'immediate deportation'

Read time: 3 min.


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2 min

North Africa

At least five migrants drown off Tunisian coast, seven still missing

Out of 35 on the boat, 23 were rescued; a local court in Tunisia launched an investigation

Read time: 2 min.


Migrants, mainly from sub-Saharan Africa, are stopped by Tunisian Maritime National Guard at sea during an attempt to get to Italy, near the coast of Sfax, Tunisia.

3 min

North Africa

16 dead, dozens missing in shipwrecks off Tunisia, Western Sahara

Much of the North African coast has become a major gateway for irregular migrants and asylum seekers attempting perilous voyages in the hopes of a better life

Read time: 3 min.


Migrants gather in an area near the Libyan-Tunisia border.

3 min

North Africa

Tunisia says over 900 migrants drowned off its coast this year

Tunisia has become a major gateway for irregular migrants and asylum-seekers attempting the perilous sea voyages in the hopes of a better life in Europe

Read time: 3 min.


First grade students at Zvi Shapira school in Tel Aviv, Israel.

7 min

Society

Israel: Refugee parents fight school segregation in Tel Aviv

Parents of some 4,000 students are taking their case to Israel's Supreme Court, asking their kids to be integrated into schools with Israeli children

Read time: 7 min.


Venezuelan migrants wait on the banks of the Rio Grande, in Matamoros, Mexico.

3 min

US / Canada

Migrants at U.S.-Mexico border face tight controls after Title 42 lapse

Mexican border crossings down 50 percent since expiration of Covid-era restrictions, says U.S. homeland security chief

Read time: 3 min.


Israeli lawmaker May Golan.

3 min

Diplomacy

Anti-Defamation League urges Israel to reconsider NY Consul nomination

'Minister May Golan’s racist comments about African asylum seekers in Israel and others are incredibly disturbing'

Read time: 3 min.


U.S. President Joe Biden (L) toasts with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a gala dinner in Ottawa, Canada.

3 min

US / Canada

Canada, U.S. strike deal on illegal immigration during Biden trip

'Welcoming refugees and asylum seekers is a part of who Canadians and Americans are,' says Biden

Read time: 3 min.


French President Emmanuel Macron (R) with Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France.

3 min

Europe

Britain, France agree on deal to 'break' migrant problem

'We don't need to manage this problem, we need to break it," says British PM Sunak in Paris

Read time: 3 min.


A man thought to be a migrant is directed to board a waiting transfer bus in Dover, southeast England.

3 min

Europe

Britain to stop asylum seekers who arrive illegally from staying

British PM Sunak is under pressure to find a solution to the flow of migrants arriving in Britain across the channel from Europe

Read time: 3 min.


Migrants hold signs asking for help from a deck of a ship operated by Doctors Without Borders, in Catania's port, Sicily, southern Italy.

3 min

Europe

EU asylum claims soar to nearly 1 million in 2022, a seven-year high

After over a decade of war and economic collapse in their country, Syrians continue to be the top nationality of asylum-seekers in Europe

Read time: 3 min.


Ethiopian migrants walk on the shores of Ras al-Ara, in Lahj, Yemen, after disembarking from a boat.

4 min

The Gulf

Saudi forces kill, torture migrants in Yemen - UN

'This route from the Horn of Africa through Yemen to Saudi Arabia is an incredibly brutal, abusive route'

Read time: 4 min.


Migrants in a wooden boat float in the Mediterranean Sea south of the Italian island of Lampedusa.

3 min

Europe

Pope: Migrant deaths ‘almost always avoidable’

Pope Francis urges lawmakers to find a solution 'guaranteeing both human dignity and shared prosperity'

Read time: 3 min.


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2 min

Asia & Pacific

UN urges Myanmar's neighbors to stop forced returns

Violence in Myanmar is driving people to flee and they should be allowed to seek asylum abroad, says UNHCR

Read time: 2 min.


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2 min

Politics

Israel: Interior Minister to tighten policy on Sudanese asylum seekers

There are currently about 28,000 asylum seekers living in Israel, 91 percent from Eritrea and Sudan

Read time: 2 min.


A part of the separation barrier is seen repainted after a Palestinian artist painted a rainbow flag in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on June 30, 2015.

3 min

West Bank & Gaza Strip

Gay Palestinian living in Israel under asylum beheaded in West Bank

Israeli authorities acknowledged Ahmad Abu Murkhiyeh would be in danger in Palestinian territory

Read time: 3 min.


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2 min

Levant & Turkey

Turkey: 6 migrants drown after boat sinks

Turkish coast guard accuses Greeks of leaving migrants on lifeboats near Turkish waters

Read time: 2 min.


Artwork depicting Britain rejecting the children's character and famous fictional immigrant Paddington Bear in handcuffs in Rwanda, outside the St. John's Scottish Episcopal Church in Edinburgh, Scotland, on July 24, 2022.

11 min

Europe

Seeking asylum in the UK, getting it in Rwanda

Britain's plan to offload some of its asylum seekers to Rwanda echoes an aborted Israeli scheme

Read time: 11 min.


Students from a school in south Tel Aviv, Israel, attend a Passover seder in the schoolyard, on March 20, 2018.

3 min

Society

Israel: Court rejects asylum seekers' claim of segregation in schools

It’s 'upsetting to discover that the court has legalized educational ghettos for black children'

Read time: 3 min.


A man thought to be a migrant picked up in the English Channel is directed to board a waiting transfer bus in Dover, southeast England, on June 17, 2022.

3 min

Europe

UK officials warned gov’t not to pursue Rwanda refugee plan

Rwanda is accused of 'recruiting refugees to conduct armed operations in neighboring countries'

Read time: 3 min.


An asylum seeker at a vaccination center in Tel Aviv, Israel, on February 14, 2021.

2 min

Society

Asylum seekers in Israel barred from many jobs in major cities

Asylum seekers will be forced into 'undocumented and exploitative employment,' says a labor rights group

Read time: 2 min.


A security guard stands in the reception area of the Hope Hostel in Kigali, Rwanda, on June 10, 2022.

3 min

Africa

Rwanda's 'Hope Hostel' preparing to take children migrants from UK

'We prepare for all eventualities, and you can see we have prepared properly'

Read time: 3 min.


Britain's Prince Charles (L) and Rwanda's Environment Minister Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya visit the Umusambi Village restored wetland area in Rwanda, on June 23, 2022.

3 min

Africa

Commonwealth leaders in Rwanda against backdrop of UK refugee spat

Civil rights groups accuse the Rwandan government of abusive prosecutions, harassment, and torture

Read time: 3 min.


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