By Phyllis Lee“My only crime is that I am from Africa and my presence here is unwanted.”Ethiopian national Chimdessa Tsega has been studying in Singapore since 2015 – but his life here has recently been cut short. Tsega holds a master’s degree in Public Policy from the National University of Singapore (NUS), and was offered a full scholarship to a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) education in the school’s law faculty in February. However, on 17 June, he received news that his application for a student’s pass was rejected. Of all the students who applied for the student’s pass from the same school for a PhD in the same university, only my application was rejected for no reason. Once he found out about the rejection of his student’s pass, he was, naturally, crushed.

Source: Ethiopian News September 07, 2017 03:45 UTC