Coverage dated November 8, 2021

UN says 16 staff members detained in Ethiopia's capital

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The United Nations says at least 16 of its staff members have been detained in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. A U.N. spokesman says another six were released. The U.N. has

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  1. France 24

    UN says 16 local staff detained in Ethiopia amid push to end war (opens France 24)

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    Sixteen Ethiopian staff working for the United Nations were in detention Tuesday after government raids targeting ethnic Tigrayans, the United Nations said, as foreign envoys scramble to end the coun…

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    UN says 16 staff members detained in Ethiopia's capital (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    The United Nations says at least 16 of its staff members have been detained in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. A U.N. spokesman says another six were released. The U.N. has

  3. Al Jazeera

    UN staff detained in Ethiopia’s capital, world body says (opens Al Jazeera)

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    UN says it submitted request to Ethiopia’s foreign ministry to immediately release those detained in Addis Ababa.

  4. NBC News

    U.N. says staff, dependents detained in Ethiopia (opens NBC News)

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    The United Nations says at least nine staff members and dependents have been detained in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.

  5. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Ethiopia detains UN staffers, accuses them of 'terror act' (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    At least 16 United Nations local employees have been detained in Ethiopia's capital, the U.N. said Tuesday, and a government spokesman asserted they were held for their "participation in terror" under a state of emergency as the country's yearlong war escalates and ethnic Tigrayans face a new wave o…

  6. Voice of America

    UN Says 16 Staff, Dependents Detained in Ethiopia (opens Voice of America)

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    The detentions come as Ethiopia sinks deeper into a crisis sparked by a war in the country’s north

  7. The Hill

    UN staffers, dependents detained in Ethiopia, spokesperson says (opens The Hill)

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    United Nations staffers and dependents have been detained in Ethiopia, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarri said Tuesday during a press conference in New York.

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