During the months of July and August, public attention in Israel and worldwide was naturally focused on the war in Gaza, as did media reports. Far from the public eye, Israeli authorities continued to abuse the rights...

Saad arrived in Israel in late October 2011 after surviving the genocide in Darfur and persecution at the hands of the regime in Khartoum. Saad told the Hotline about the genocide: “The problems began arriving to our...

Yesterday evening (June 29), a large number of Immigration inspectors, Riot Police and special forces of the Yoav Unit raided a temporary protest encampment located near the Nitzana border crossing where about 750 asylum-seekers who have to...

The State of Israel recognized a little over 200 refugees ever since it signed the Refugee Convention in 1954, but none of them are Sudanese nationals. You read it right – Israel hasn’t recognized even one of...

The shootings persisted in villages near homes. More and more people died. There were always bodies on the streets. Bodies everywhere. You cannot help anyone and everyone just wants to escape.

Our stance is clear: if there is no intention to remove a person from Israel, he should not be jailed without trial. In addition, asylum-seekers who've lived in Israel for many years must not be placed in...