Posts In Category
Migration
News: Nearly 5,000 Ethiopian migrants stuck in Yemen need extra support to return home: IOM
Addis Abeba, September 09/2021 – As the dangers for migrants in Yemen intensify against a backdrop of conflict and the COVID-19 crisis, nearly 5,000 Ethiopians stranded in Yemen are waiting for their chance to safely return home. This week, about 300 migrants are scheduled to depart Aden for Addis …
In-Depth Analysis: Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia complain of mistreatment in detention centers, arbitrary arrests; MoFA says efforts ongoing to ensure safety of residents, return of detainees
By Bileh Jelan @BilehJelan Addis Abeba, August 27/2021 – In a fresh crackdown on what Saudi Arabia has long described as ‘illegal immigrants’, Ethiopian migrant workers both registered and unregistered have been targeted. The fresh crackdown also targeted Ethiopian permanent residents known legally as Foreign Residents or Muqeemen in Arabic. …
News: Yemen requests Ethiopia to send special aircraft to repatriate victims’ bodies, survivors of detention center fire
By Bileh Jelan @bilehjelan Addis Abeba, March 10/2021 – Addis Standard has learnt from sources in Yemen’s capital Sana’a that the Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent an official letter, a copy of which is received by Addis Standard, to its counterpart in Addis Abeba requesting the Ethiopian government to …
