African refugees in Israel demonstrate for their rights

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This video from Israel says about itself:

More Than 30,000 African Refugee protest in central Tel Aviv

5 Jan 2014

The third time a large demonstration for Eritrean and Sudanese refugees in March for Freedom in Israel.

From the BBC:

5 January 2014 Last updated at 15:13 GMT

African migrants in Israel protest in Tel Aviv

Thousands of African migrants have marched in the city of Tel Aviv to protest against their treatment by the Israeli government.

The protesters, mostly Eritreans and Sudanese, are angry about a law that allows illegal immigrants to be detained for a year without trial.

They demanded the right to work legally and for their asylum bids to be processed.

An Israeli police spokeswoman said the march was peaceful.

“We are all refugees” and “Yes to freedom, no to prison!” they chanted.

‘Clear cry’

The BBC’s Richard Galpin in Tel Aviv says…

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