Holot detention center

African asylum seekers in Israel go on hunger strike to protest imprisonment

The protest began after the first seven Eritreans who refused to leave the country were jailed.

February 21, 2018 1:11 pm

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Israel’s detention facility for illegal African migrants reaches capacity

The Israel Prison Service announced that with 3,300 inmates, its Holot facility in the Negev is full.

December 30, 2015 2:16 pm

In Israel’s terror wave, African migrants find danger where they sought haven

Many African migrants see the mob killing of an Eritrean man, Haftom Zarhum, as evidence of the discrimination the community has faced for years.

October 20, 2015 4:12 pm

Israel’s Supreme Court limits illegal migrants’ detention to 12 months

August 11, 2015 4:00 pm

Report: Rwanda and Israel discuss contracts-for-refugees deal

April 3, 2015 10:50 am

Knesset passes new migrant infiltration law

December 10, 2014 6:19 am

Detention facility for African migrants ordered shut

September 22, 2014 4:51 pm

Exodus to Egypt? Why African migrants marched on Israel’s border

By Ben Sales July 1, 2014 3:24 pm

African migrants leave Israeli detention facility, camp out at border

June 29, 2014 9:10 am

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