{"id":2006623,"date":"2023-08-21T03:38:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T07:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-of-ethiopian-immigrants-killed-by-saudi-arabian-border-guards-in-15-months-report\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T03:41:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T07:41:36","slug":"hundreds-of-ethiopian-immigrants-killed-by-saudi-arabian-border-guards-in-15-months-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-of-ethiopian-immigrants-killed-by-saudi-arabian-border-guards-in-15-months-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabian border guards have reportedly killed hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants in just 15 months."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhundreds-of-ethiopian-immigrants-killed-by-saudi-arabian-border-guards-in-15-months-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2006623&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Saudi Arabian \u200bBorder\u200c Guards Accused of\u2063 Killing Ethiopian\u2062 Immigrants<\/h2>\n<p>According to a new report \u2063released by Human Rights Watch,\u200c Saudi Arabian\u200c border guards have been implicated in the deaths of hundreds of Ethiopian \u2064immigrants \u2062seeking refuge in the kingdom between \u200bMarch \u200c2022 and June 2023. The report\u2064 reveals shocking details of\u2062 close-range shootings, with\u200c women and children among the victims.<\/p>\n<h3>A Perilous \u2063Journey<\/h3>\n<p>Fleeing conflict in their homeland, \u200chundreds of thousands of Ethiopians have \u2062embarked on a treacherous journey through war-torn Yemen in hopes of reaching the oil-rich land of Saudi Arabia, where\u200d they believe better opportunities await. However, upon arrival, they have reportedly encountered a \u200cnew form of brutality.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We were fired on repeatedly. \u200cI\u200b saw people killed in a way I have never imagined. I saw 30 killed people on the spot,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>14-year-old Hamdiya recounted to the advocacy group. &#8220;I pushed myself\u200b under a rock and slept \u200dthere. \u200bI\u200d could feel people \u2062sleeping around \u200dme. I realized what I thought were people sleeping around me were actually dead bodies. I woke up and I was alone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The dangers of this journey extend beyond the ongoing conflicts in \u200cthe\u200c Horn of Africa \u2064and the Arabian Peninsula. \u200bSmugglers, taking advantage of desperate immigrants, reportedly dominate the voyages and\u2064 commit atrocities along\u2063 the way.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC has \u200calso \u200bshed light on the extreme violence and peril faced by immigrants traveling to \u2064Saudi Arabia. Immigrants have shared harrowing\u200c accounts of having limbs\u2063 severed by gunfire,\u2062 encountering lifeless bodies left\u200c on the trails, and being shot at while attempting to cross the border into the kingdom.<\/p>\n<h3>A Deliberate Escalation<\/h3>\n<p>While Human Rights Watch\u200c has previously accused Saudi Arabia of killing Ethiopian immigrants, the\u2063 new report titled &#8220;They Fired on Us\u2063 Like Rain&#8221; asserts that the documented killings represent a deliberate escalation in both the number and manner of targeted killings.<\/p>\n<p>The report also highlights the use of explosive weapons against\u2063 immigrants.\u200b With the Yemen Civil War raging for nearly \u2063a \u2062decade, violence in\u200c the region remains \u2063pervasive, often seen as a proxy conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<h3>A Stain on Foreign Policy<\/h3>\n<p>Saudi Arabia,\u2062 a crucial\u200b partner of the United States due\u2063 to its\u200d control of oil and influence in the Middle East and \u200cWest Asia, has faced scrutiny for alleged human rights \u200babuses in the past. The murder of U.S.\u200b resident and\u200d journalist Jamal\u200c Khashoggi, allegedly by Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin \u2062Salman, prompted calls for\u2064 the \u2063U.S. to denounce\u200b the Saudi leader and sever ties with \u2062the kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>However, no such\u2063 decision \u200dwas made, and the two\u200d countries continue to maintain a\u200d working relationship. Nevertheless, the perceived human rights\u2062 abuses by Saudi Arabia cast a significant stain on U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">foreign policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict in\u2064 Ethiopia, involving various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-of-ethiopian-immigrants-killed-by-saudi-arabian-border-guards-in-15-months-report\/\" title=\"Saudi Arabian border guards have reportedly killed hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants in just 15 months.\">factions including ethno-regional militias<\/a>, the federal government,\u200c and the Eritrean military, \u200bhas been ongoing \u200dsince November\u200d 2020, according to \u200dthe Council on Foreign Relations.<\/p>\n<p>According to the U.N.&#8217;s International Organization for Migration, over 200,000\u2062 people attempt\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seven-dead-after-speeding-people-smugglers-truck-hit-toll-booth-greece\/\" title=\"Seven Dead After Speeding People Smuggler's Truck Hit Toll Booth: Greece\">dangerous sea crossing<\/a> from the Horn of Africa to Yemen and then onward to Saudi Arabia each year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabian border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants seeking refuge between March 2022 and June 2023. Human Rights Watch&#8217;s report reveals that women and children were shot at close range. 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