African migrants protest at embassies against Israeli detention


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  • Monday, 06 Jan 2014

African migrants hold a sign during a protest at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv January 5, 2014. REUTERS/Nir Elias

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Several thousand African migrants protested outside Western embassies in Tel Aviv on Monday, demanding freedom for compatriots jailed by Israel in a desert facility under a new open-ended detention law.

"No more prison," chanted the crowd that packed a Mediterranean beachfront promenade across from the U.S. Embassy.

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