When a rising high school track star in Eritrea, East Africa, is arrested under the military dictatorship, he realizes he might have a way out....run.
For more information about issues facing African migrants in Israel and resources on how to help, Israeli organization Eritrean Women’s Community Center website.
Teklit Michal writes a blog for Times of Israel and hosts a news channel in Tirgrinya for fellow Eritreans in Israel. You can follow his work on his Facebook page.
Producer: Shaina Shealy