All news on the topic: Ethiopia

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Ethiopia arrests 17 traffickers who tortured migrants on camera to extort millions
Ethiopian authorities have arrested 17 key operatives behind a brutal human trafficking syndicate that trapped tens of thousands of migrants in Yemen, systematically filming their torture to extort millions from terrified families.
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Asylum seekers removed from Essex hotel after fire safety concerns
All residents at The Bell Hotel in Essex, a site that has been used to house asylum seekers and was the location for protests last year, have been removed, Epping Forest District Council (EFDC) has confirmed.
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Wrongly released inmate triggered costly police operation across Essex and London forces
The manhunt for the wrongly-released sex offender at the center of the Epping asylum hotel protests cost taxpayers more than £150,000, a review has found.
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Trafficking mastermind held over brutal migrant network of torture, rape and extortion
Ethiopian authorities have arrested the suspected mastermind behind a sprawling human trafficking network accused of smuggling thousands of migrants and subjecting them to severe violence and extortion en route to Europe.
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Police launch manhunt after migrant sex offender is mistakenly released from UK jail
A Police manhunt is underway to find the Epping hotel migrant sex attacker after he was accidentally released from jail.
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Ethiopian government accused of shrinking space for press freedom
Ethiopian security forces have detained at least six journalists and media workers since early August, Human Rights Watch said in a report Monday, as press freedom groups warn of a shrinking space for independent reporting ahead of the country’s 2026 elections.
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Protest at migrant hotel in Epping escalates into brawl — police intervene
Scores protest after asylum seeker charged with committing three sexual assaults — just eight days after arriving in UK on small boat
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DR Congo’s M23 fighters capture Bukavu airport ahead of African Union summit
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi traveled to Germany to attend the Munich Security Conference in an effort to rally international support.
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UK accused by Amnesty of ‘deliberately destabilising’ human rights globally
Rights chief also warns Britain will be ‘judged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian slaughter in Gaza’