Egypt: Eritrean refugee kidnapped and held for ransom in Sinai

Reuters reports that a relative of Zersenay Tadese, Eritrea’s first-ever Olympic medallist, is being held captive in Egypt’s Sinai by traffickers who are seeking a $44,000 ransom, the athlete said via Twitter on Saturday. Since 2009, human traffickers have snatched thousands of Eritrean refugees from camps in eastern Sudan for ransom, sexual exploitation, forced marriage and bonded labor, while others are kidnapped in Egypt while trying to cross to Israel. Read article