ETHIOPIANS IN THE SUDAN FACING DANGER
Andualem Alemayehu, an Ehiopian who had been expressing, over the Eritrean
Television, his disapproval of the Meles Zenawi regime is presently in the
central prison of Khartoum awaiting possible deportation. Andualem had
returned to the Sudan from Asmara and agents of Meles had him arrested
by the Sudanese security police.
In Damazien town where violent clashes have taken place between rebels and
the Beshir government Ethiopian residents and refugees have been beaten
and jailed en masse by the Sudanese army and police. The frustrated
soldiers have gone on a vengeance spree on Ethiopians though the conflict
does not concern them in any way. In Damazien, Gedaref, Khartoum,
Hasasaisa and Basonda—the number of Ethiopian refugees cast into jails has
increased. In the meanwhile, armed clashes have been reported from
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