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

Church nativity scene depicts Jesus, Mary and Joseph as caged asylum seekers

The American Civil Liberties Union estimated that more than 5,400 migrant children are currently in government custody, and separated from their families.

DECEMBER 10, 2019ByZACHARY KEYSER
A nativity scene commissioned by the Claremont United Methodist Church depicting Jesus, Mary and Joseph as refugees at the US-Mexico border

A Guatemalan asylum seeker is sheltered in a Washington state synagogue

Beth Hatfiloh is the only synagogue in the United States known to be sheltering an undocumented immigrant, according to T’ruah, a liberal rabbinic human rights group.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019ByBEN SALES/JTA
A girl looks at the camera during an event marking the Jewish holiday of Purim at the Bialik Rogozin school, where children of migrant workers and refugees are educated alongside native Israelis, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 10, 2017.

Supreme Court allows full enforcement of asylum crackdown

A U.S. appeals court for the second time curtailed the effort earlier Wednesday to halt the administration's policy.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019ByREUTERS
A Mission Police Dept. officer (L), and a US Border Patrol agent watch over a group of Central American asylum seekers before taking them into custody on June 12, 2018 near McAllen, Texas

Driven by death threats, a family finds safety at a Philadelphia synagogue

They quickly moved to eastern El Salvador, then to Guatemala — pursued by gangsters.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019ByJEFF GAMMAGE/THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER/TNS
Mezuzah affixed to a door frame on South Street in Philadelphia.

Iranian businessman tortured into saying he's an Israeli spy

He was accused of being involved in the killing of Iranian nuclear scientists

AUGUST 13, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An Iranian Officer of Revolutionary Guards, with Israel flag drawn on his boots, is seen during graduation ceremony, held for the military cadets in a military academy, in Tehran, Iran June 30, 2018

U.S. Jewish clergy call on Trump to allow in asylum seekers

“The Jewish people know what it means to be turned away and to be denied protection,” the petition states. “As Jews we understand the heart of the refugee."

JULY 25, 2019ByBENJY SINGER
A Mission Police Dept. officer (L), and a US Border Patrol agent watch over a group of Central American asylum seekers before taking them into custody on June 12, 2018 near McAllen, Texas

A memorable portrait of two women

‘And Breathe Normally’ tells an international story of friendshi

APRIL 11, 2019ByHANNAH BROWN
And Breathe Normally

Julian Assange charged with conspiracy by U.S. officials

"Julian Assange, 47, has today, Thursday 11 April, been arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) at the Embassy of Ecuador," police said.

APRIL 11, 2019ByREUTERS
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at the Westminster Magistrates Court, after he was arrested in London, Britain April 11, 2019

Urban philanthropy drives Tel Aviv toward better future

The priorities of philanthropists in recent years have shifted from nation-building to meeting the evolving needs of cities and their urban inhabitants.

FEBRUARY 27, 2019ByEYTAN HALON
Children at a kindergarten for asylum seekers in south Tel Aviv.

Saudi seeking asylum is being flown to Canada

"Canada has granted her asylum," Surachate told Reuters. "She'll leave tonight at 11.15 p.m.”

JANUARY 11, 2019ByREUTERS
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, a Saudi woman who claims to be fleeing her country and family, is seen in Bangkok, Thailand January 7, 2019.