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Norwegian Political Parties Divided over Deportation of Rejected Asylum Seekers

June 19, 2014June 19, 2014TesfaNews5 Comments

By TesfaNews, CENTER, right and left political parties in Norway have been divided on the controversial issue of deporting rejected asylum seekers back to their country of origin. Norway’s Deputy Justice Minister Himanshu Gulati of the Progress Party (FrP) wants to send Eritrean asylum seekers who have received a final ‘NO’ from the Immigration Appeals Board […]

From Israel Prisons to Home: 14 Eritreans Voluntarily Returned

July 14, 2013December 9, 2014TesfaNews19 Comments

“We would rather Die in Eritrea than be imprisoned forever in Israel” Eritrean Returnees By Ilan Lior (Haaretz), Israel flew 14 Eritreans back to their home country on Sunday, human rights organizations say. According to reports, 14 Eritrean nationals who had been held at the Saharonim detention facility in southern Israel were flown to Eritrea via […]