Asylum seekers

Afghan national jailed for 15 years in the UK for raping 12-year-old girl

Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, was convicted after a trial at Warwick Crown Court of one count of raping a child under 13 in Nuneaton, central England, last July.

|ByREUTERS
Police officers stand outside New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, in London, Britain March 21, 2023.
Iranian players gesture from the bench during the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Group A match between South Korea and Iran at Robina Stadium on the Gold Coast, Australia, March 2, 2026.

Iran's FM spox. calls Australia's offer for asylum to Iranian soccer players 'hypocrisy and deceit'

According to Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Barghaei, "What happened in Australia was a clear example of hypocrisy and deceit."

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Iranian Women's national soccer team captain Zahra Ghanbari looks on during the Women's Asian Cup Iran press conference at Robina Stadium on the Gold Coast, Australia, March 1, 2026.

Two members of Iranian women's soccer team train at new Australian club after five forgo asylum

Australia had granted humanitarian visas to six players and one support staff member last week from the Iranian squad after they sought asylum over fears of possible persecution upon returning home.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Iranian players gesture from the bench during the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Group A match between South Korea and Iran at Robina Stadium on the Gold Coast, Australia, March 2, 2026.

After ‘unique intervention,’ Iran’s women’s soccer team allowed to stay in Australia

The five players, including team captain Zahra Ghanbari, sought protection after the team were branded "wartime traitors" for refusing to sing their national anthem before an Asian Cup match.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, TOBIAS HOLCMAN

Putting a price tag on Birthright

I wonder how many young North American Jews are actually aware of the asylum seeker situation, namely, about the 37,288 African migrants in Israel.

JANUARY 7, 2019ByJENNIFER TZIVIA MACLEOD
A member of kibbutz plays with his dogs in a field near the border between Israel and Gaza, outside Kibbutz Beeri, Israel November 16, 2018

Half of Israelis say asylum seekers should be allowed to temporarily stay

While 7% of Israelis believe asylum seekers should be permitted to stay permanently and granted citizenship, a total of 30% wish to see Israeli authorities permit their deportation.

JANUARY 1, 2019ByEYTAN HALON
A boy takes part in a protest against the Israeli government's plan to deport African migrants, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 24, 2018.

NGOs ask court to block expulsion from Israel of Congolese migrants

In October, the state removed the temporary protected status that it had given hundreds of Congolese migrants for over a decade.

DECEMBER 31, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Asylum seekers protest against the deportation in south Tel Aviv

Eritrean asylum seeker called police days before murder, killer at large

Police are also searching for the murderer of a second teenage girl who had been missing since last Wednesday.

NOVEMBER 27, 2018ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Silvana Tsegai