Tag: EPLF history

  • The Unsung Heroes of Our National Unity

    The Unsung Heroes of Our National Unity

    There is a Tigrinya saying I learned from my mother: “One who does not do small deeds should not dream of doing bigger things—ንእሽተይ ጽቡቕ ዘይገብር፡ ዓቢ ክገብር ኢሉ ኣይሕሰብ.” In truth, it is the small, consistent acts of goodness that shape our character and ultimately determine the destiny of a people. We are, after

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  • The Normalization of Self-Censorship in Eritrea

    The Normalization of Self-Censorship in Eritrea

    When self-censorship becomes pervasive, a society forfeits more than the right to open dissent; it forfeits the very conditions that make common knowledge possible – the shared awareness of what others know, think, and believe. In such an atmosphere, individuals can no longer reliably gauge the convictions of their peers or distinguish private doubt from

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  • Lies Define The PFDJ

    Lies Define The PFDJ

    Most of the materials for this 5-part mini-series are compiled from awate.on-forge.com, primarily the detailed first-hand testimony contained in Gebremedhin Zegergis’ eyewitness report. It was the first comprehensive testimonial on this subject. This series sheds light on one of the most sensitive and gray chapters in the history of the Eritrean struggle—from the late 1960s

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  • Kidane Kiflu, Welday Gidey, and Serryet Addis

    Kidane Kiflu, Welday Gidey, and Serryet Addis

    “Painting white over the black spots of history does not erase them; it only turns them into shades of grey”

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