Hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants killed by Saudi border guards in 15 months: Report

Border guards in Saudi Arabia killed at least hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants seeking refuge in the kingdom between March 2022 and June 2023, at times shooting people, including women and children, from close range, according to a new report released by Human Rights Watch.

Fleeing conflict in their country, hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians have attempted the perilous journey through Yemen, a country in the midst of a civil war, to reach oil-rich Saudi Arabia, a land that ostensibly promised them more opportunities. But upon reaching their destination, they reportedly found a new kind of brutality….