Until now, migrants caught by IDF have been transferred to the Saharonim detention facility in the south; Interior Minister says migrants do not recognize that Israel ‘belongs to the white man.’
By Dana Weiler-Polak | Jun.03, 2012 | 2:10 PM | Haar’etz
A law granting Israeli authorities the power to detain illegal migrants for up to three years came into effect on Sunday, in the wake of widening public controversy over the influx of African migrants who cross into Israel along its border with Egypt. The law makes illegal migrants and asylum seekers liable to jail, without trial or deportation, if caught staying in Israel for long periods. In addition, anyone helping migrants or providing them with shelter could face prison sentences of between five and 15 years. The law amended the Prevention of Infiltration Law of 1954, passed to prevent the entry of Palestinians as part of emergency legislation. The law is expanded to address migrant workers or asylum seekers who enter Israel without posing a threat to Israel’s security.
We are excited to share with you a most beautiful and inspiring graphic timeline of some of the highlights of our work over the past five years from 2007-2012! Banner courtesy of Sam Bradd, photo courtesy of Caelie Frampton. Check out Sam’s graphic recording for social movements at www.sambradd.com/
Over 140 people—refugees, lawyers, service providers, day labourers, students and concerned members of the Vancouver community—filed into the Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre at SFU Woodward’s on March 30 to attend a forum called “The Right to Seek Refuge: Implications of Bill C-31â€. The event was standing-room only and was moderated by the director of the UBC Graduate School of Journalism, Peter W. Klein, the son of refugees who fled Hungary after the revolution. Lesley Stalker, a respected refugee lawyer, provided definitions of a refugee and outlined Canada’s responsibilities to those with a “well-founded fear of persecution†under the 1951 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Refugees.
No One Is Illegal Statement of Support for Musqueam
We are writing to express our support and best wishes for the Musqueam people and their protection of the burial site of c̓əsnaʔəm. c̓əsnaʔəm (colonially known as Eburne Site in Marpole) is located in the heart of Musqueam’s traditional and unceded Territory and is an ancient village and burial site of the Musqueam people. This burial site is being threatened for a proposed 108 unit residential condo development and the Musqueam have now established an indefinite 24-hours a day camp and vigil at the site.
Yesterday morning, close to 100 street-level advertisements were replaced with immigrant justice and pro-student strike messages.
Members of Le Collectif No Borders replaced the ads, opening up private advertising booths operated by Astral & Pattison in various Montreal neighborhoods and covering corporate advertising with messages of solidarity, resistance and hope.
