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By Zekere Lebonna -
Jan 24, 2004
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The fate of Foto did not remain unique. Likewise, countless of his age group were to face similar conditions in the early 80s. The EPLF, which was vehemently condemning forced recruitment in the Seraye region in the late 70s, suddenly reversed its position. After the retreat from the towns, its retreating and dwindling army in Sahel was in a crisis. A committee called Shimagele Biddeho was established, and mandated the task of drafting people en masse. |
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By Woldeyesus A. Mariam -
Jan 22, 2004
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The Eritrean Independence Day. The summation of all the parts that played to make the whole. Every Eritrean soul rejoiced and was energized by showering victories.... Watching this euphoria climbing sky high, the Eritrean people were told, this (i.e. the EPLF) and only this political body, is the whole as well as its parts. People still reveled momentarily and applauded only to find out that the idea was falling apart, even before the applause died down....When a part claims the position of a whole, things fall apart... |
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By Aklilu Zere -
Jan 15, 2004
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...in rare occasions if one is able to become one (Sebhat, Petros) it is because they peasantized themselves. If one proves, despite ones education, that he/she has completed the transformation (negative metamorphoses) to become “Gebar”, “Cheguar Danga”, “Harestay” then there is a narrow window of opportunity of being allocated those off –limit positions. Otherwise forget it. But that is not it. An educated person in EPLF was an object of constant jeer, ridicule, derision and suspicion. And most of them dreamed of quick martyrdom. And of course they died. |
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By Zekere Lebonna -
Jan 07, 2004
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The fate of the disappeared during the liberation era was not reported. A few who dared to raise it to the Dictator at one of his "Town Meetings" were told "these cases are closed", and were warned not to raise it again. This is an attempt to portray one of these victims: Tekle wedi Keshi, from Kushet, a village close to Asmera. |
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By Zekere Lebonna -
Dec 26, 2003
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Of all the military gears of a Tegadalay, the plastic rope sends shivers to me, to this day. The plastic rope had a multifunction. It was used to bundle wood collected as well as for mesere nesela (to tie the abu jedid cotton blanket). But it was also a terror weapon used for the same purpose that the Khmer Rouge was using it....This happened mostly on the riverbanks of the Waddis in the Tegih, Tebih, Arag, Ela Saed, and Alegena areas. Dry riverbeds, easy to dig mass graves. |
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