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...

An Eritrean refugee described being detained in Holot: "When we ask for our rights here, they tell us we have no rights." He looked at me with pain in his eyes when he said: "just because we're...

"The children are always bored. Always crying, yelling, anxious. Prison changes children. They are anxious, constantly talking and always stressed."

Below is an edited version of a letter sent to the Hotline for Refugees and Migrants by five Eritrean asylum-seekers detained in Holot detention camp. This is the first post in a series of posts that will...