'His death has killed a part of me': The Ethiopians awaiting execution in Saudi Arabia

'His death has killed a part of me': The Ethiopians awaiting execution in Saudi Arabia Submitted by MEE correspondent on Thu, 07/02/2026 - 12:49 Ethiopians on death row in Saudi Arabia's Khamis Mushait detention centre speak to MEE about their plight Letekristos Gebretsadkan mourns the death of her son Tsigabu, who was executed in Saudi Arabia, in Tigray, Ethiopia (MEE) Off In Saudi Arabia ’s Khamis Mushait detention facility, hundreds of Ethiopian prisoners are held on death row in harrowing conditions, waiting in fear of their eventual execution. On 21 April, the shouts of the guards echoed through the overcrowded prison in Aseer province as they came to read out the names of those scheduled to be executed. Three Ethiopians were taken away to their fate.