Category: Diaspora

Report Of Shots Fired Near Ethiopian Embassy In Washington

REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Secret Service detained a possible shooter after a report that shots were fired on Monday near the Ethiopian embassy in Washington, a spokesman for the agency said. The possible shots were reported at about 12:15 p.m. EDT and there have been no injuries reported, spokesman Brian Leary said in

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Ethiopian man stabbed to death in Toronto Canada

CBC. Ca A man in his 20s was fatally stabbed near Danforth and Greenwood avenues in Toronto early Saturday. Det. Mike Carbone of the city’s homicide squad confirmed his body was found near Danny Greens Billiards around 3 a.m.  Early reports suggest the victim was stabbed in the back.  “Right now they’re conducting a forensic exam of the street area, we’re also

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Ethiopian man stabbed to death in Toronto Canada

CBC. Ca A man in his 20s was fatally stabbed near Danforth and Greenwood avenues in Toronto early Saturday. Det. Mike Carbone of the city’s homicide squad confirmed his body was found near Danny Greens Billiards around 3 a.m.  Early reports suggest the victim was stabbed in the back.  “Right now they’re conducting a forensic exam of the street area, we’re also

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Mariam Ibrahim ‘to campaign’ for others who face religious persecution.

BBC Mariam Ibrahim Meriam Ibrahim said she believed her imprisonment in Sudan was ”a test” Meriam Ibrahim, the Sudan woman who escaped a death sentence imposed for renouncing her faith, says she wants to campaign for others who face religious persecution. Speaking to the BBC in the US, where she is seeking asylum, Ms Ibrahim

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Ethiopian-born Knesset member battles against discrimination

Al-Monitor A supporter of the Yesh Atid Party hugs Ethiopian immigrant and party candidate Penina Tamanu-Shata (facing camera) as they celebrate exit poll results at the party’s headquarters in Tel Aviv, Jan. 22, 2013.  (photo by REUTERS/Ammar Awad) AUTHOR Mazal Mualem TRANSLATOR(S)Danny Wool In an interview with Al-Monitor, she said that when she was first

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Dr Rachel Nega’s story demonstrates how the Israeli-Ethiopian community is overcoming significant hurdles

The Jewish Week Wearing a white coat, name badge and stethoscope, Dr. Rachel Nega strides through the halls of New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital. To patients and visitors, she looks like any other doctor on duty — slightly preoccupied, with a deliberate air to her step. Yet her dark skin and almond eyes hint at

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Habtom Merhay Guilty of smuggling undocumented immigrants from Eritrea and Ethiopia into the United States          

Department of Justice A national of Eritrea and citizen of the United Kingdom pleaded guilty today to smuggling undocumented immigrants from Eritrea and Ethiopia into the United States.           Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. of the District of Columbia and Special Agent in

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Family of murdered Ethiopian maid refuses to accept blood money

Four sentenced to death for rape and murder ordered to pay blood money. Gulf News By Aghaddir Ali Sharjah: The Sharjah Appeals Court has ordered four Emirati men, who were spared the death penalty after being convicted of murder in 2009, to pay blood money to the victim’s family. The ruling was issued on Monday.

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Family of murdered Ethiopian maid refuses to accept blood money

Four sentenced to death for rape and murder ordered to pay blood money. Gulf News By Aghaddir Ali Sharjah: The Sharjah Appeals Court has ordered four Emirati men, who were spared the death penalty after being convicted of murder in 2009, to pay blood money to the victim’s family. The ruling was issued on Monday.

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