Published by Reuters NAIROBI (Reuters) -Ethiopian authorities have rounded up high-profile Tigrayans – from a bank CEO to priests – as well as United Nations staff in a mass crackdown on suspected supporters of rebellious northern forces, according to people linked to the detainees. Police denied targeting the Tigrayan ethnic group, saying those arrested were […]
Day: November 23, 2021
Ethiopia detains Tigrayans and UN staff in mass crackdown
Published by Al-Araby Ethiopian authorities have rounded up high-profile Tigrayans – from a bank CEO to priests – as well as United Nations staff in a mass crackdown on suspected supporters of rebellious northern forces, according to people linked to the detainees. Police denied targeting the Tigrayan ethnic group, saying those arrested were believed to […]
Get to Know Your New Favorite Children’s Book Author, Ziggy Marley
Published by InsideHook By Nadja Sayej There will never be a day that Ziggy Marley isn’t synonymous with his father, Jamaican reggae legend Bob Marley. The eldest child of Bob Marley and his wife Rita (of 11), Ziggy has helped carry on his father’s legacy through his music, activism and philanthropic pursuits since his death […]
2021 Immigration to Israel up 31% over 2020
Published by San Diego Jewish World [(https://www.sdjewishworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Hagoel-with-new-olim-from-26-countries-who-recently-joined-The-Jewish-Agency-for-Israels-Ulpan-Etzio32737.jpg)of Yaakov Hagoel with new Olim from 26 countries who recently joined The Jewish Agency for Israel’s Ulpan Etzion in Jerusalem. (Photo: Elad Brami) JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Aliyah to Israel has increased by 31% in 2021 so far, with 20,360 olim arriving compared to 15,598 during the corresponding […]
Ethiopian attack in two northern regions intensifies, Tigrayan forces say
Published by Reuters By Maggie Fick NAIROBI (Reuters) -An air and ground offensive by Ethiopian troops and their allies against rebellious forces from the northern Tigray region is intensifying, a spokesperson for the Tigrayan forces said on Wednesday, claiming “staggering” casualties. Getachew Reda of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) told Reuters by phone that […]
Ethiopians starved and raped by Tigrayan forces in Amhara
Published by Al-Araby The pictures on her phone are all that Ethiopian mother Habtam Akele has left of her three-year-old daughter Saba. The girl died of malnutrition last month before the family was able to flee south, deeper intoEthiopia’s Amhara region. “They [doctors] told me she has been severely affected by malnutrition and they cannot […]