(Nov 17, 2013, (Daily Nation))--When Abdallah Awele moved to Saudi Arabia from Ethiopia last year, he thought he would land a good job and earn enough money to send home to his family. But instead, Abdallah, 21, said he was beaten, robbed and jailed for living in the country illegally.
“I wanted a good salary and a good life, that’s why I crossed the border,” he said. “When I was in Saudi Arabia, I was successful, I was saving a lot of money and I had nice things. But I lost all of it. Now I am home and I won’t go back there.”
Abdallah was one of at least 23,000 Ethiopians living illegally in Saudi Arabia, and part of a group of close to 400 flown home on Friday after being expelled. According to Ethiopian officials, three of their nationals were killed this month in clashes with Saudi police as the clampdown — set in motion after a seven-month amnesty period expired — got under way. Read more from Daily Nation »
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ጉዞው እንዲቋረጥ የተወሰነው ለዜጎች ደህንነት ሲባል ነው
ወደ አረብ አገሮች የሚደረጉ ጉዞዎችን የሚመለከቱ አሰራሮችና ህጎች ይከለሳሉ
“I wanted a good salary and a good life, that’s why I crossed the border,” he said. “When I was in Saudi Arabia, I was successful, I was saving a lot of money and I had nice things. But I lost all of it. Now I am home and I won’t go back there.”
Abdallah was one of at least 23,000 Ethiopians living illegally in Saudi Arabia, and part of a group of close to 400 flown home on Friday after being expelled. According to Ethiopian officials, three of their nationals were killed this month in clashes with Saudi police as the clampdown — set in motion after a seven-month amnesty period expired — got under way. Read more from Daily Nation »
Related topics:
First group of Ethiopians arrived Addis Ababa
Saudi police in Riyadh clash with migrant workers
Ethiopian gov't slams 'unacceptable' violence in Saudi raids
Ethiopia to bring home illegal workers from Kingdom
ጉዞው እንዲቋረጥ የተወሰነው ለዜጎች ደህንነት ሲባል ነው
ወደ አረብ አገሮች የሚደረጉ ጉዞዎችን የሚመለከቱ አሰራሮችና ህጎች ይከለሳሉ
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