Priest says thousands of refugees in Tigray deported to Eritrea
Many Eritreans fled across the sea or to Ethiopia to escape political persecution and war
Updated: February 05, 2021 05:17 AM GMT
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Eritrean refugees queue during a distribution of items organised the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at Mai Aini Refugee camp, in Ethiopia, on January 30, 2021. (Photo: EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP)
In the midst of the conflict in Ethiopia s Tigray region, thousands of Eritrean refugees who fled oppression and authoritarianism have been deported back to their home country, said an Eritrean Catholic priest.
Father Mussie Zerai, a priest of the Archdiocese of Asmara, Eritrea, who works with migrants, said the refugees were in Schimelba and Hitsats camps, which hosted about 20,000 refugees. He said about 10,000 of them were deported back to Eritrea.
Critics of the decision by the Fiji Government to deport a leading Australian university professor and his partner from the country have cried foul over human rights issues.
Border Patrol Agents Arrest Convicted Sex Offender
Border Patrol Agents Arrest Convicted Sex Offender
Release Date: February 4, 2021
BARKSDALE, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Rocksprings Station arrested a convicted sex offender, Jan. 31.
“The men and women of Del Rio Sector continue to make significant arrests in the protection of our country,” said Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Austin L. Skero II. “I’m very proud of the work our agents are doing to ensure predators like this are prosecuted and detained.”
Agents arrested
Gonzalo Brito-Perez, 48, a citizen of Mexico, shortly after he illegally entered the United States.
Austria: Green Party continues deportation policy of the far-right Freedom Party
The brutal deportation of three Austrian-born minors last week clearly shows that the parties involved in the Austrian coalition government including, above all the Greens have fully adopted the policies of the far-right Freedom Party.
Last Thursday, a group of people, including three minors, were taken from a deportation centre in Vienna-Simmering and flown to Georgia and Armenia. Around 160 people protested against the deportations.
Police drag away a protester (video clip)
The deportation of women and children was carried out with precision and extreme brutality by a large contingent of police. According to several observers at the scene, special police units were present wearing masks and accompanied by police dogs. Witnesses compared the police action to an “anti-terrorist operation.” According to several participants in the protests, the security forces made fun of their victims, making cle
Fiji: Head of Pacific university to be deported by Fiji
4 Feb, 2021 01:12 AM
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USP Vice Chancellor Pal Ahluwalia and his wife Sandy have boarded the flight to Brisbane. Photo / Twitter
USP Vice Chancellor Pal Ahluwalia and his wife Sandy have boarded the flight to Brisbane. Photo / Twitter
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Fiji authorities have detained the vice-chancellor of the University of the South Pacific and are to deport him today.
Professor Pal Ahluwalia and his wife were awoken and whisked away from their home late last night by plain-clothed Fiji immigration officers who broke into their residence.
#USP Vice Chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia and his wife Sandra Price are escorted onto a flight to Australia as the Fiji government deports them this morning #Fijipic.twitter.com/MPknu3mptF Islands Business (@IBIupdate) February 3, 2021