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A police officer arrives at the scene of a protest action by unknown activists against the deportations. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Following protest, Interior Ministry refuses to accept asylum requests

Activists splashed red paint and left mannequin heads at the entrance to the Population and Immigration Authority’s office in Tel Aviv. The Interior Ministry decided to collectively punish the asylum seekers in response. The Israeli Interior Ministry said it was refusing to process any asylum claims Sunday morning as a collective punishment of sorts in…

By Joshua Leifer January 28, 2018

An asylum seeker leaves Holot detention center, Negev Desert, southern Israel, August 25, 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Israel’s new tactic for forcing out African refugees — dock their wages

A new law compels African asylum seekers to deposit a fifth of their wages into a fund they can only access if they leave the country. It’s just the latest in a long line of methods the Israeli government is using to push black asylum seekers out. By Noa Kaufman African asylum seekers in Israel…

By +972 Magazine May 12, 2017