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Ethiopia Appeals After 58 Migrants Face Execution in Saudi

7/15/2026

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Ethiopia maintains diplomatic outreach after a rights group warned that 58 Ethiopian migrants in Saudi Arabia face execution.
At least 58 Ethiopians are held in Khamis Mushait prison, with ten already executed this year.
Ethiopia’s foreign ministry says a royal amnesty freed 1,971 Ethiopians and that it maintains contact with Saudi officials.
Human Rights Watch says detainees had video-link hearings without lawyers or interpreters and signed documents they did not understand.

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Ethiopia maintains diplomatic outreach after a rights group warned that 58 Ethiopian migrants in Saudi Arabia face execution.
At least 58 Ethiopians are held in Khamis Mushait prison, with ten already executed this year.
Ethiopia’s foreign ministry says a royal amnesty freed 1,971 Ethiopians and that it maintains contact with Saudi officials.
Human Rights Watch says detainees had video-link hearings without lawyers or interpreters and signed documents they did not understand.