Prophet Muhammad told his followers to leave for Axum (ancient Ethiopia), where “a king rules without injustice, a land of truthfulness-until God leads us to a way out of our difficulty.” This happened at the early days of Islam, when the Quraysh intensified persecuting early converts of Islam in Mecca; this marked the first hijraah. Today Ethiopians who gave sanctuary to the followers of the Prophet Muhammad are being killed, raped, beaten, brutally abused and more than 25,000 are imprisoned in Saudi Arabia.
In protest to this brutality inflicted on innocent Ethiopians living and working in the Kingdom nearly 5 thousand Ethiopians living in the United Kingdom held a massive vigil outside the Embassy of Saudi Arabia on Curzon Street London W1. The huge turnout which has not been seen for years has stunned the police who were not prepared for it. Roads were closed in the vicinity and Police had a difficult job controlling the angry crowd, who shouted,
Saudi Arabia, A kingdom from hell
Stop the violence, stop the murder, Stop the rape, Stop the brutality,
against innocent Ethiopians
Remember the first Hijira
Sons and daughters of Ethiopia
We cry for you! We bleed for you! We mourn for you!!
Promise Promise, Your blood is not in vain!
Ethiopia Shall Rise
The protestors sang “Ethiopia Hagere” and “Atenesam Woy” to express their solidarity with their sisters and brothers who endured brutal violence and demanded that the Saudi government;
- To call off immediately all attacks against Ethiopians in particular and foreigners in general, and respect their human rights,
- To give more time and assistance to these desperate Ethiopians to regularize their stay, and failing that, to handle their voluntary repatriation in safety and dignity,
- To redress the victims for all physical and economic harm,
- To bring to justice those who are responsible for the numerous murders and bodily injuries.
This successful ever vigil ended at 18:00hrs after 6 hours,Report by; Zelealem97@gmail.com
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