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Sep 2020
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45/Ethiopian Migrants' Saudi Hell/Ethiop...

Elia Ayoub
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This is a conversation with Ethiopian journalist Zecharias Zelalem on  his recent investigation into the horrific living conditions that Ethiopian migrants are living in in Saudi detention centers, as well as  his overview of the recent protests in Ethiopia following the murder of  popular Oromo singer Hachalu Hundessa.

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