Tag Archives: Yemen

Ethiopia confirms 46 nationals drowned on Yemen’s shore

ESAT News (June 12, 2018) Ethiopia has confirmed today that the forty-six migrants that drowned off the coast of Yemen last week were its nationals. Forty-six Ethiopians drowned last Wednesday when their vessel capsized in high waves as it approached Yemen’s shore, according to the International Organizations for migration (IOM). A statement by the Communication Affairs Office said today that ...

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Forty-six Ethiopians drowned on Yemen’s shore

ESAT News (June 7, 2018) Forty-six Ethiopians have reportedly drowned yesterday when their vessel capsized in high waves as it approached Yemen’s shore, according to the International Organizations for migration (IOM). Sixteen migrants who remain missing are presumed dead. The UN Migration Agency said the 37 men and 9 women were among the about 100 migrants crammed onto a smuggler’s ...

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About 600 African migrants detained in Yemen makeshift jail, report says

ESAT News (March 23, 2018) Over 600 migrants from the Horn of Africa have reportedly been detained in a warehouse-cum-jail in Southern Yemeni city of Aden, according to a report by the Reuters. The migrants, mostly from Somalia, Djibouti and Ethiopia are faced with dwindling provisions of food and drinking water. The report by the Reuters said authorities in Yemen ...

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British lawyers urge Foreign Secretary to call for Andargachew Tsige’s release

ESAT News (October 4, 2017) Two British legal professional associations urge the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Boris Johnson, to call for the release of Andargachew Tsige, an opposition figure in death row in Ethiopia. The president of the Law Society, Joe Egan, and the chair of the Bar Council, Andrew Langdon QC, have written to the ...

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