Friday, November 15, 2013


Kingdom exclusively chasing Ethiopians, but why?

By worku belachew 

Of late, I had a brief while with a lady who said as she is on a break here, Addis Ababa, coming from Saudi Arabia. 

She is an eyewitness for what is happening to Ethiopian emigrants  who were working there but the Saudi gov't is chasing them now. "We were given four months to process our cases approaching our embassy. However, bearing in mind the distance the embassy has for most Ethiopian residents and availability of money to go there to get it done, the time was not enough," she said and added, "and they soon starts a visa raid following the termination of the time period given."

She did not deny the fact that the kingdom has all the rights to expel foreigners from their country, but she has also a strong belief as it should not be the way it is happening now.

They rushed us, no tolerance even until we collect our belongings, and they take men and leave women in a house then they commit a rape, this is committed by police as well as local civilians. These and other tragedy overflown and flooded the streets though it is strictly controlled.  


 She sadly added that lots of people  have injured, died and remain heartbroken. But she questions like, "why they do all these only to Ethiopians?" are hitting in her mind.

This writer also shares her the question, and humbly request reader why they commit it?