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Eritreans rally outside the European Union Embassy in Ramat Gan, Israel. (photo: Iasso Buletch)

Asylum seekers call on Europe to try Eritrean leader for crimes against humanity

Thousands of Eritrean asylum seekers demonstrate in front of the European Union Embassy in support of a UN Commission of Inquiry to examine human rights abuses by the Eritrean dictatorship. By Inbal Ben Yehuda Over 2,000 Eritrean asylum seekers demonstrated in front of the European Union Embassy in Ramat Gan on Tuesday in support a…

By +972 Magazine June 23, 2016

Israeli border policemen jump out of their jeep after a tear grande exploded unintentionally inside it as they were trying to disperse the weekly protest against the Israeli wall in the West Bank village of Bilin, February 7, 2014. (photo: Hamde Abu Rahma/Activestills.org)

Photos of the week: Border Police bloopers

This week: Border Police bloopers in Bil’in, asylum seekers in Tel Aviv, Palestinian activists launch campaign in the Jordan Valley, anti-Arab graffiti in Silwan, ultra-orthodox Jews against the draft in Jerusalem, a far-right politician hands out award for McCarthyism in Israeli schools, and solidarity outside Holot ‘open’ detention center. …

By Activestills February 13, 2014

Due to Israeli army roadblocks that would not allow cars to enter, Palestinians on horseback help deliver food and supplies to the protest village of Ein Hijleh on the fourth day of the encampment, Jordan Valley, West Bank, February 3, 2014. (photo: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

Photos of the week: Palestinians return to Jordan Valley village

This week: African immigrants and Palestinian activists occupy protest camps to demand their rights; self-demolition in East Jerusalem; solidarity with hunger striker Samer Issawi; and Israeli authorities block Negev Bedouin agriculture and dump garbage in the West Bank.

By Activestills February 6, 2014

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African asylum seekers staging a sit-in at Levinsky Park in Tel Aviv, protesting against the new detention center, calling to the Israeli government to recognize their refugee rights, February 2, 2014. (Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: African asylum seekers renew protests with sit-in

Protest leaders vow to continue their struggle until a solution is found. Some 1,000 maintain sit-in at Levinsky Park. Photos by: Oren Ziv, Tali Mayer, Keren Manor, Yotam Ronen / Activestills.org A renewed asylum seeker protest entered its fourth day on Wednesday as 1,000 African asylum seekers maintained a sit-in at south Tel Aviv’s…

By Activestills February 5, 2014

Rapper-activist Jasiri X visits African asylum seekers in south Tel Aviv's Levniski Park (Screenshot: SocialTV)

WATCH: Rapper Jasiri X visits African refugees in south Tel Aviv

At the same time that a group of prominent African-American journalists and artists was touring Israel and Palestine earlier this month, African asylum seekers in Tel Aviv were taking to the streets to demand basic rights and refugee status. For rapper-activist Jasiri X, being so close to the refugee protests compelled him to come and see…

By Social TV January 29, 2014

African asylum seekers hold press conference in south Tel Aviv's Levinsky Park, where they announce that they will continue striking. (photo: Activestills.org)

African asylum seekers: We will continue to strike until demands are met

African asylum seekers held a press conference Tuesday in south Tel Aviv, where they announced that they will continue their “Strike For Freedom” until further notice. Representatives of the community from Sudan, Eritrea and Central African Republic spoke in both Hebrew and English about why they have been on strike and holding protests, and outlined…

By Mairav Zonszein January 7, 2014

African asylum seekers march in Tel Aviv to protest prolonged detention, arrests made during “freedom marches” earlier in the week. (photo: Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Thousands of African asylum seekers protest prolonged detention in Tel Aviv

Photos: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org, Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org Text: Haggai Matar Approximately 2,000 African asylum seekers and Israeli activists marched from Levinsky Park in south Tel Aviv to Rothschild Boulevard Saturday night to protest the arrests that took place during two “freedom marches” earlier this week. They blocked major intersections in the heart of the city while chanting…

By Activestills December 21, 2013

Eritrean refugees grieve as they attend a memorial service held in Levinsky Park in South Tel Aviv, on October 12, 2013, to honor the victims of the Lampedusa Shipwreck.

Eritrean refugees gather to mourn victims of Lampedusa shipwreck

Eritrean refugees gathered Saturday in south Tel Aviv’s Levinsky Park to mourn and honor the victims of the Lampedusa shipwreck. Over 100 victims, all African refugees, died after a boat carrying them to Europe sank off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, on October 3. About 150 others are still reported as missing. Some Eritreans…

By Activestills October 12, 2013

Knesset member MK Micheal Ben Ari shouting slogans during an anti-immigrant demonstration, organized by members of his political party as part of their election campaign, in South Tel Aviv on December 31, 2012. (Photo by: Oren Ziv/ Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Migrants celebrate new year amidst rightist march

Despite a demonstration led by MK Michael Ben-Ari calling for mass deportations, and alongside a heavy police presence, south Tel Aviv’s immigrants celebrated the new year. As 2012 came to an end, the situation of the thousands of migrant workers and asylum seekers in Israel remains as uncertain as ever. As a grim reminder of…

By Activestills January 2, 2013

Asylum seekers arrested in Tel Aviv raid after authorities announce holiday reprieve

Immigration authorities announced a halt to arrests during the holidays. But just before the announcement went into effect, and as holiday preparations and celebrations got underway in south Tel Aviv, asylum seekers found themselves under arrest and at risk of deportation. By Rami Gudovitch Friday was a rainy day in Tel Aviv. The head of…

By +972 Magazine December 23, 2012

An Israeli soldier prevents a Palestinian cameraman to document the house to house search conducted by the Israeli army in the center of the village during the weekly protest against the occupation and settlements in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, August 24, 2012. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

A week in photos: August 22-29

Demolitions and arrests in the West Bank, solidarity with Rachel Corrie’s family, preparing for war, and more. Activestills images tell the stories of the week. Activestills is a collective of Israeli, international and Palestinian photographers, united by a conviction that photography is a vehicle for political and social change. To stay updated on our latest images, like…

By Activestills August 30, 2012

After race riots, Israelis celebrate holiday with African kids

An unexpected bright spot in south Tel Aviv yesterday, less than a week after the race riots: Israelis celebrated Shavuot with the children of African asylum seekers in Levinsky Park, the public space next to the Central Bus Station that has become a hub for the migrant community. As I have done countless times over…

By Mya Guarnieri Jaradat May 27, 2012