Horn of Africa: migrate to Yemen or die trying
    29 Dec. 2010 (William Spindler) - "From
    January to October this year, some 43,000
    people -13,000 Somalis and nearly 30,000
    Ethiopians – made the dangerous trip
    across the Red Sea or the Gulf of Aden in
    flimsy boats. An unknown number perished
in the attempt. Far from the eyes of the world, a human tragedy of
huge proportions has been unfolding for years....More
Yemen's Akhdam Held Demonstrations
in front of Yemeni Cabinet
22 July, 2009 | By Yemen Post Staff - "Legend has it that the Black
    Yemenis, who do not belong to any
    of the major Arab tribe groups,
    descend from Ethiopian invaders
    from the sometime between 100-600
    A.D. When the Ethiopian invasion
    failed, they became slaves and
    servants. With the abolition of slavery
    in Yemen (in 1962!), the Akhdam are
    now all "free" but face widespread
discrimination and economic hardship: They are almost always...More
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UNHCR asks Yemen to explain Ethiopian entry ban
    (Reuters) The U.N. High Commissioner for
    Refugees ( UNHCR ) is seeking clarifications from
    Yemen over a decision to ban Ethiopian and
    Eritrean.. More
Interview with Ethiopian Migrant & Filmmaker
Rahel Zegeye
    03 October, 2011(MIGRANT Rights) -
    Rahel Zegeye is a domestic worker in
    Lebanon, but that is not all she is: this is
    precisely the filmmaker’s message in her
    rising film “Beirut,” which delves into the
    personal lives of six fictional Ethiopian
    migrants. While Zegeye does not shy away
    from denunciating the severe mistreatment
of migrant workers, her film approaches employer abuse as an issue
within the broader female Ethiopian experience. As Rahel explains to
the African Women in Cinema Blog, she presents migrant workers as
individuals who encounter exploitation, but whose experiences....More

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Ethiopian Christians 'face deportation from Saudi'
    31 January, 2012 (AFP) - Thirty-five Ethiopian
    Christians, 29 of them women, face deportation from
    Saudi Arabia for "illicit mingling" after police raided a
    private prayer gathering, Human Rights Watch said on
    Monday...More