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News: Tigrayans repatriated from Saudi Arabia kept in detention, police unwilling to comment
By Mahlet fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba May 10, 2021 – Among the ethnic Tigryans who experienced arbitrary arrest are refugees who were repatriated from Saudi Arabia on April 5, 2021. The returnees were jailed in Saudi Arabia and welcomed to Addis Ababa with yet another arrest. They told Addis Standard, …
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Settling Back Home: Middle East Returnees Face Social Alienation and Institutionalized Discrimination
By Bileh Jelan @BilehJelan Addis Abeba, October 06/2020 – “I lived my entire life identifying as an Ethiopian”, says Othman Hamid. “My parents migrated during the civil war first to a neighboring country that graciously gave them a passport to travel with to the Middle East. Once the Derg regime …