US urges Saudi probe into 'killings of Ethiopian migrants'
After a report by Human Rights Watch alleging that the Saudi government killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants, the US voiced its 'concern' and called an investigation. The United States on Monday voiced concern over a Human Rights Watch report that Saudi border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and urged a full investigation. "We urge the Saudi authorities to undertake a thorough and transparent investigation and also to meet their obligations under international law." The State Department said that the land border guards implicated in the report did not receive any US government funding or training. Human Rights Watch in its report said that Saudi border guards "fired like rain" on Ethiopian migrants as they tried to cross from Yemen, killing hundreds last year.
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August 21, 2023 17:26 UTC
Saudi guards killed hundreds of migrants crossing border from Yemen, HRW says
CNN —Saudi border guards killed “hundreds” of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers crossing the Yemen-Saudi border between March 2022 and June 2023, Human Rights Watch alleged in a report released Monday. Several videos purportedly recorded near an informal migrant camp appear to show Saudi border guard posts, and newly constructed fences next to one. “Saudi border guards have used explosive weapons indiscriminately and shot people at close range, including women and children, in a pattern that is widespread and systematic. But despite a reduction in abuses, human rights groups say violence has continued, and some migrants HRW interviewed said they had fled because of the recent conflict. Interviewees described being attacked by Saudi border guards, describing their uniforms and describing the explosive weapons being “like a bomb.”“We were fired on repeatedly.
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August 21, 2023 17:09 UTC
'Scenes of absolute horror': Saudi border guards guilty of mass killings of migrants, says HRW
Hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers who tried to cross the border were killed by Saudi guards between March 2022 and June 2023. Then I realised they were actually dead bodies.”Her testimony is part of Human Rights Watch's (HRW) latest report alleging mass killings of migrants at the Yemen-Saudi border by Saudi border guards. ADVERTISEMENTIt is estimated that approximately 750,000 of them live and work in Saudi Arabia. There’s a smuggling and trafficking network that is quite polished and there’s the promise of job opportunities in Saudi Arabia. Ethiopian migrants wait to be evacuated at departure center in the western Yemeni town of Haradh, on the border with Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
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August 21, 2023 16:54 UTC
NGO report: Saudis killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants on border
A new report by the human rights organization Human Rights Watch accused Saudi border guards of the mass killing of migrants along the Yemeni border. In some instances, Saudi border guards asked migrants what limb to shoot and then shot them at close range. Saudi border guards also fired explosive weapons at migrants who were attempting to flee back to Yemen. Human Rights Watch analyzed over 350 videos and photographs posted to social media or gathered from other sources and several hundred square kilometers of satellite imagery. Those interviewed described 28 incidents with Saudi border guards using explosive weapons.
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August 21, 2023 16:50 UTC
Saudi Arabia: Mass Killings of Migrants at Yemen Border
Voiceover:Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers have been tortured, injured or killed by Saudi Arabian border guards at the Yemen-Saudi border. We found evidence that Saudi border guards have used explosive weapons and shot people at close range. Then we saw Saudi border guards. Audio recording, Actors’ Voice:The Saudi border guards were firing big things like mortars at us. A likely Saudi border guard post is visible approximately 1.3 kilometers away from where the bodies were found.
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August 21, 2023 16:04 UTC
"They fired on us like rain": Saudi border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants, Human Rights Watch says
Saudi border guards fired "like rain" on Ethiopian migrants trying to cross into the Gulf kingdom from Yemen, killing hundreds since last year, Human Rights Watch said in a report Monday. One 20-year-old woman from Ethiopia's Oromia region, interviewed by HRW, said Saudi border guards opened fire on a group of migrants they had just released from custody. "The allegations included in the Human Rights Watch report about Saudi border guards shooting Ethiopians while they were crossing the Saudi-Yemeni border are unfounded and not based on reliable sources," said the source, who requested anonymity. In March that year, repatriation of Ethiopians from Saudi Arabia began under an agreement between the two countries. Some survivors described attacks at close range, with Saudi border guards asking Ethiopians "in which limb of their body they would prefer to be shot", the report said.
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August 21, 2023 13:34 UTC
Cheptegei joins all-time greats after winning third world 10,000m title in Budapest
As in Oregon last year, and as in Doha in 2019, there was no stopping Joshua Cheptegei when it came to the crunch in a World Championships 10,000m final. In Oregon he struck at the bell and stayed there, resisting a challenge from Barega, who ultimately faded to fifth. “I am very excited and proud that I have succeed in winning my third world title in a row, “said Cheptegei, who has had to contend with injury since his Oregon victory. He has won Olympic silver and two more world golds. Simon Turnbull for World AthleticsMEN'S 10,000m MEDALLISTS 🥇 Joshua Cheptegei 🇺🇬 UGA 27:51.42 SB 🥈 Daniel Ebenyo 🇰🇪 KEN 27:52.60 🥉 Selemon Barega 🇪🇹 ETH 27:52.72 Full resultsFor highlights, exclusive behind-the-scenes content and the latest results and statistics during the World Championships, join Inside Track today for free.
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August 21, 2023 12:12 UTC
DRI Arrests 2 With Amphetamine Worth Rs 16.72 Crore
New Delhi: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Monday said that they have arrested two foreigners, including a Cameroonian national, for allegedly smuggling 2.090 kilograms of Amphetamine worth Rs 16.72 crore. A senior DRI official stated that the accused arrived at IGI from Addis Ababa on an Ethiopian Airlines flight on August 17. “Upon examination of their luggage, a packet (gross weight – 2.090 kg) of white powder was found. The packets were tested with a field drug detection kit and tested positive for ‘Amphetamine.’ We then seized it under the NDPS Act,” the DRI said. “Both individuals were arrested under the relevant provisions of the NDPS Act,” the official added.
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August 21, 2023 11:31 UTC
HRW: Saudi Arabia security forces systematically killing Ethiopian migrants
Saudi border guards sometimes asked migrants what limb to shoot, and then shot them at close range. Saudi border guards also fired explosive weapons at retreating migrants as they tried to cross back into Yemen, HRW said. HRW said the killings were happening out of view of the rest of the world while Saudi Arabia was spending billions on "sports washing" in an effort to clean up its reputation. "Saudi border guards knew or should have known they were firing on unarmed civilians," Hardman said. "If there is no justice for what appear to be serious crimes against Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers, it will only fuel further killings and abuses."
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August 21, 2023 11:29 UTC
Saudi Arabian border guards have killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants, rights group says
Saudi Arabia, struggling with youth unemployment, has been sending thousands back to Ethiopia in concert with Addis Ababa. Two sets of fence lines could be seen just across the border into Saudi Arabia. The U.N. has said that the Houthi-controlled immigration office “collaborates with traffickers to systematically direct migrants” to Saudi Arabia, bringing in $50,000 a week. However, throughout the war years, the Houthis claimed multiple incursions across the Saudi border in this mountainous region. Migrants from Ethiopia have found themselves detained, abused and even killed in Saudi Arabia and Yemen during the war.
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August 21, 2023 11:26 UTC
HRW: Saudi border guards killing hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants
Human Rights Watch today accused Saudi border guards of firing “explosive weapons” at Ethiopian migrants trying to cross from Yemen to the wealthy Gulf kingdom, killing hundreds since last year. “Saudi border guards have killed at least hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers who tried to cross the Yemen-Saudi border between March 2022 and June 2023,” wrote Nadia Hardman, researcher in the Refugee and Migrant Rights Division at HRW, in a report issued in English. In 2015, Saudi Arabia formed a military coalition to oust the Houthis, who had seized control of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, from the internationally recognised government the previous year. Some survivors described attacks at close range, with accounts of Saudi border guards asking Ethiopians “which limb of their body they would prefer to have shot, and then shooting that limb” the report said. A 20-year-old woman from Ethiopia’s Oromia region reported that Saudi border guards shot at a group of migrants they had just released from custody.
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August 21, 2023 11:25 UTC
Rights Group: Saudi Guards Killed Ethiopians Seeking to Cross Border
Human Rights Watch alleges that Saudi border guards have killed at least hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum-seekers trying to cross from Yemen into Saudi Arabia between March 2022 and June 2023, in a report released Monday. The killings would be considered crimes against humanity if they were part of a Saudi government policy, according to HRW. The rights group called on the United Nations to investigate. Saudi officials did not respond to requests for comment from The Associated Press, but they have previously denied its troops killed migrants. HRW said it interviewed 38 Ethiopian migrants and four relatives of people who tried to cross the Yemen-Saudi border during an 18-month period.
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August 21, 2023 11:19 UTC
Saudi border guards kill hundreds of Ethiopian migrants — HRW
Saudi border guards kill hundreds of Ethiopian migrants — HRWEthiopian migrants hold items as they walk out during an assistance packages distribution for migrants at an International Organization for Migration (IOM) center in the city of Hargeisa, Somaliland, on September 19, 2021. LONDON, United Kingdom — Saudi border guards have fired "explosive weapons" on Ethiopian migrants trying to cross through Yemen into the Gulf kingdom, killing hundreds since last year, Human Rights Watch said on Monday. "Saudi officials are killing hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers in this remote border area out of view of the rest of the world," HRW researcher Nadia Hardman said in a statement. Some survivors described attacks at close range, with Saudi border guards asking Ethiopians "in which limb of their body they would prefer to be shot", the report said. One 20-year-old woman from Ethiopia's Oromia region said Saudi border guards fired on a group of migrants they had just released from custody.
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August 21, 2023 11:15 UTC
Saudi Arabia rejects accusations of killing Ethiopians at Yemen border
A Saudi government source denied Human Rights Watch’s accusations that Saudi border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants. A Saudi government source told Agence France-Presse that the accusations are baseless and not based on reliable sources. In a report, Human Rights Watch accused Saudi border guards of firing heavily and using explosive weapons to kill Ethiopian migrants who were trying to cross from Yemen into the kingdom. “We have raised our concerns about these allegations with the Saudi government,” a US State Department spokesperson said on Monday. “We urge the Saudi authorities to undertake a thorough and transparent investigation and also to meet their obligations under international law.”
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August 21, 2023 11:10 UTC
Abu Dhabi chamber signs MoU with Ethiopian investment commission
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 21 (ANI/WAM): The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) to foster the robust economic collaboration between the UAE and Ethiopia and establish a framework for cooperation that advances trade, investment, and economic relationships between the two sides. The signing of the MoU was held on the sideline of the UAE delegation's visit to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Joining the visiting delegation to Ethiopia, D. Ali Saeed bin Harmal Al Dhaheri, First Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Chamber, signed the MoU on behalf of the Abu Dhabi Chamber, whereas Lelise Neme, Commissioner of the EIC, represented her organisation in signing the document. According to the MoU, the Abu Dhabi Chamber will facilitate and promote business interactions and investments between the UAE and Ethiopia. On the other hand, the EIC will commit to offering incentives to UAE investors following Ethiopian laws and establishing a continuous dialogue platform to address investment challenges.
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August 21, 2023 10:45 UTC