This is characteristic of the relationship between the Saudi police and Ethiopian migrants; fear, mistrust, and brutality are defining features of the relationship. Explaining how and why he came to Saudi Arabia, Abdulrahman told us, “I didn’t even have enough money to come to Saudi Arabia. After being caught, he changed route and went to Saudi Arabia via Yemen. It is likely that Mohammed, who entered Saudi Arabia illegally around the time of an intensifying crackdown on immigrants, is detained. Ethiopia Insight did not get a response from either the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Ethiopian Embassy in Riyadh about the conditions Ethiopian migrants face in Saudi Arabia.

Source: Ethiopian News June 01, 2022 10:51 UTC