Exodus in Ethiopia

(EMF) President of the Ethiopian Banks and Insurance Trade Union Federation, Mr. Neway Hailu Tekaw, fled from Ethiopia and applied for political asylum in Norway. In a very brief Telephone Conversation with EMF, Mr. Neway said he has been threatened by the incumbent regime unless he compromises with the interest of 13,000 workers he represented. Also Damtew Ayele, a traditional Ethiopian singer has left Ethiopia for Norway, after he has been threatened by the regime. Another renown Ethiopian artist Alemayehu Herepo (Alex-Evangadi) has also applied for political asylum in Norway. Tens of Ethiopians are crossing the borders with neighboring countries every single day for fear of persecutions, sources said.

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