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Immigration police arresting an Eritrean refugee, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2/3/2008 (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Israel’s High Court nixes law allowing detention of asylum seekers without trial
Court orders the state to begin releasing more than 1,700 prisoners immediately. In a landmark ruling, a special nine-justice panel of the High Court of Justice decided to strike down the amendment to Israel’s infamous anti-infiltration bill, which allowed the state to hold African asylum seekers in custody, without trial, for three years (and in…
By Noam Sheizaf September 16, 2013
the gate to saharonim prison (photo: noam sheizaf)
PHOTO ESSAY: A sprawling desert prison, for thousands of refugees
On Thursday, I traveled to the south with a group of journalists and bloggers to view the construction of new detention facilities around Ketsiot, near the Egyptian border. When completed, the four prisons in the area are meant to be able to hold more than 16,000 inmates, making them, together, the largest detention facility for…
By Noam Sheizaf November 3, 2012
WATCH: Channel 2 reveals killing, abuse, of Palestinian prisoners
This is really hard to watch: A search in prisoners cells and tents in Ktziot, a huge prison for Palestinians near the Egyptian border, ended up with the guards shooting prisoners in their quarters, killing one and injuring others. The whole operation was unnecessary, intended to promote self-confidence and to “boost morale” among the guards.…
By Noam Sheizaf April 17, 2011
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