http://www.ethioplanet.com/news Ethiopian news, review and reports, from Addis Ababa, Nazret, surrounding regions. Home of Ethiopian chat rooms, Medrek discussion forum; Africa-Ethiopia news Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:32:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/29/east-african-immigrants-risk-lives-on-long-journey-to-us/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/29/east-african-immigrants-risk-lives-on-long-journey-to-us/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:22:32 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2862 WASHINGTON POST-Jailed repeatedly for his political views, Ethiopian immigrant Sharew paid smugglers around $10,000 to move him through a dozen countries and leave him a year later in the grubby southern Mexican city of Tapachula. Once on Mexico’s southern border, which has grown into a major stepping-stone for hundreds of migrants fleeing conflicts in [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/29/east-african-immigrants-risk-lives-on-long-journey-to-us/feed/ 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/27/a-total-of-115-ethiopians-arrested-enroute-to-yemen/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/27/a-total-of-115-ethiopians-arrested-enroute-to-yemen/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:17:44 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2782 Security forces seized on Friday 101 illegal Ethiopian migrants on Abyan province’s shores. Meanwhile, 14 others were captured in Taiz’s Dhubab district in Raas al-Arah to bring the number of arrested Ethiopians to 115 within 24 hours. Interior Ministry leadership voiced its concern over the ongoing rush of displaced Ethiopians into Yemen, which is currently overburdened [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/27/a-total-of-115-ethiopians-arrested-enroute-to-yemen/feed/ 0