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

Children of asylum seekers to be integrated into Tel Aviv schools

96 refugee children will be part of a pilot scheme to test whether their integration into the wider education system would be beneficial.

JUNE 11, 2023ByURI SELA/WALLA
SOME OF THE thousands of asylum seekers, mainly from Sudan and Eritrea, who are living in Tel Aviv.

Israel's Hotline for Refugees and Migrants to host World Refugee Day event

According to the Population and Immigration Authority, there are currently about 25,500 asylum seekers living in Israel, mainly from Eritrea and Sudan.

JUNE 9, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
SOME OF THE thousands of asylum seekers, mainly from Sudan and Eritrea, who are living in Tel Aviv.

US officials prepping legislation to revamp asylum system

US efforts to clean up the asylum process revolve around speeding up the process.

FEBRUARY 10, 2023ByREUTERS
UKRAINIAN REFUGEES arrive at Przemysl Glowny train station in Poland, after fleeing the Russian invasion.

Former Wagner commander: 'I am sorry for fighting in Ukraine'

Andrei Medvedev says he witnessed the killing and mistreatment of Russian prisoners taken to Ukraine to fight for Wagner.

FEBRUARY 2, 2023ByREUTERS
Andrei Medvedev, a former commander of Russia's Wagner mercenary group looks on during an interview in Oslo, Norway February 1, 2023.

Turkey may deport Iranian asylum seeker who is facing prison, son

Maryam Ramezanpour and her son escaped Iran when Ramezanpour ran away from her husband, an IRGC member, who beat her.

JANUARY 31, 2023ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Illustrative image of a woman stuck behind a fence.

Wagner militant's asylum application in Norway under review - report

After involvement in the Wagner mercenary group's violent war efforts, one defector fled and began seeking asylum in Norway.

JANUARY 16, 2023ByMAARIV ONLINE
Wagner private military group centre opens in St Petersburg

Refugees in Bnei Brak left without papers by Immigration Authority office - report

After a six-month closure, malpractice at the Bnei Brak branch of Israel’s Immigration Authority has left hundreds waiting in long lines to get their visas renewed.

DECEMBER 29, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
African migrants wait in line for the Population and Immigration Authority office to open in Bnei Brak.

Israel should do better by its asylum seekers - opinion

As a nation built by people who once sought asylum, Israel must consider how the nation treats those currently seeking the same protection.

DECEMBER 8, 2022ByMARCO GREENBERG
INTERIOR MINISTER Ayelet Shaked. ‘I think we can agree that this is not the best look to which Israel can aspire,’ says the writer, referring to the denial of asylum to a woman fleeing female genital mutilation.

Russian soldiers who fled to Alaska await US asylum decision

Two Russian dissidents defected from Russia before being deployed to Ukraine. After a 5-day journey to Alaska, they now await the result of their asylum claim in the US.

DECEMBER 2, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Shoreline in the town of Gambell, St Lawrence Island, Alaska.

Shaked denies asylum to woman fleeing female genital mutilation

The interior minister compared the practice to male circumcision, saying that to treat them differently in the law would be "absurd."

NOVEMBER 29, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
African asylum seekers and Israeli activists protest outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, against their deportation, on April 3, 2018.