An investigation by the British newspaper Sunday Telegraph has revealed hundreds of African migrants locked up in Saudi Arabia's coronavirus detention facilities under terrible conditions. The investigation, published on Sunday, revealed photos taken by migrants on their mobile phones showing dozens of emaciated men lying on the floor in multiple rows in small rooms with barred windows. Other migrants said they were beaten using electric cords, with guards hurling racial abuse at them. "The squalid detention centres in southern Saudi Arabia fall well short of international standards. In March, the government of Saudi Arabia deported nearly 3,000 Ethiopian migrant workers as it struggled to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.

Source: Ethiopian News August 31, 2020 12:11 UTC