Widespread Arrests of Eritreans in Ethiopia's Capital Spark Fear

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Widespread Arrests of Eritreans in Ethiopia's Capital Spark Fear
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Eritrean residents in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, have reported numerous arrests among their community, causing alarm among refugees and asylum seekers. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has stated it will investigate, while the city's police have not commented.

Eritrean residents in Ethiopia's capital have reported widespread arrests among their community, sparking fear among refugees and asylum seekers who fled their homes in search of a better life.

Eritrea and Ethiopia share a border and tension between the two neighbours has been fraught for decades.One Eritrean refugee, who wished to remain anonymous for safety reasons, said he was arrested after someone heard him speaking Tigrinya - a language used in Eritrea, as well as Ethiopia's Tigray region."Six officers arrived and detained us. Later, the inspector in charge demanded cash to release us, with payments arranged secretly to avoid evidence," he alleged.

One refugee told the BBC that his sister was arrested on her way to the shops and had been held in custody for three weeks. Refugees are getting increasingly desperate, with many seeking alternative ways to leave Ethiopia. But there are reports Eritreans have even been arrested while attempting to inquire about the travel documents they need to leave.

Some refugees are drawing parallels to the mass arrests and deportations of Eritreans during the 1998–2000 war between the two countries, when thousands were forcibly expelled from Ethiopia.Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia are calling on the international community, particularly the UN and rights organisations, to intervene.

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