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

By Conrad Hoyt
Published August 21, 2023 7:27am ET
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Hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants killed by Saudi border guards in 15 months: Report
In this July 26, 2019 file photo, Ethiopian migrants disembark from a boat onto the shores of Ras al-Ara, Lahj, Yemen, determined to reach oil-rich Saudi Arabia. | (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)


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.

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