Ginbot 20 –a Sad Day for Somalis in the ******.

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Ginbot 20 –a Sad Day for Somalis in the ******.

 

Saafi Labafidhin

May 27, 2008

 

Ginbot 20 – the 9th month of Ethiopian Calendar corresponding to 28th May G.C –is the day former Ethiopian dictator was overthrown and his regime fell apart. This day is a historic day for some parts of Ethiopia, particularly the Tigrayans who are since then enjoying relative development and freedom, but unfortunately not for so many Somalis who were also the victims of the Derg regime and still to date remain the target of neglect and collective punishment by Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) led government. While there has been a tangible change in other parts of Ethiopia that is favored by TPLF, all Somalis everywhere in ****** continue to pay the price of being a SOMALI. They are not allowed to exercise the right to choose, they are massacred in the name of rebellion, their villages burned down, hundreds of thousands forced to flee into neighboring countries, the figure of internally displaced being much higher than that. In short, the situation is as dire or worse as it was eighteen years before.

 

Despite all these hardships, TPLF and their cadres in Jigjiga and elsewhere in ****** are using this day as a propaganda tool and forcing people to come out for mass celebrations, as if they have changed the lives of the poor for the better!! They have employed a large number of spies to threaten the community. It is an open secret that anyone who does not participate activities intended to glorify this day will be considered a member of anti-peace elements, and as a result risks unlawful arrest and extreme torture.

 

Last year there was a huge loss of lives in Jigjiga and Dhagaxbur when simultaneous explosions hit crowds forced to attend Ginbot 20 event. Some of the casualties went to TPLF stooges including Abdulahi Hasan Lugbuur –a selfish and ignorant man claiming to be president of the people while he is only one of the real enemies. However, the majority of the victims were people from the street who were forced to attend the show. The TPLF blamed ONLF for the attack; but the leadership of the latter distanced itself from such acts. In addition, some people interviewed pointed out that they have every reason to suspect the regime in power of executing the plot to mislead the international community against ONLF. The TPLF and its cadres are using the same tactics to organize people forcefully for this year´s Ginbot celebration. Many, including business people, are going to be present to show their faces to the organizers only to avoid consequences of being absent. But as the memory of last year´s explosions is fresh in the minds of the people, everyone is afraid of getting there again. And some prefer to stay home and instead expect the worst case scenario: a prolonged jail (which they say is better than dying by an explosion!)

 

Tomorrow´s celebration of Derg´s downfall is about celebrating a change. Probably, we have nearly seen this change in ****** the first two or three years. But since then either it was the same or worse than the Derg era for Somalis in ******. So, it is very ironic as well as surprising that Ginbot 20 is popular only in among Somalis and not widely celebrated across other parts of Ethiopia especially where there is a change worth of celebrating such as in Tigray region where the ruling TPLF comes from, and who instead prefer to celebrate the day TPLF was formed in 1975 (Hidar 30, 1967 Ethiopian Calendar). For the time being our minds are too busy to find a way out of this dark era but for sure, my people, our day will also come, hopefully soon.

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Qaar kamid ah Dhalinyaradda Kudhaqan wadanka S/galbeed oo ka dhiidhiyay Xaflad ay Ciidamada Gumaysiga Itoobiya ku Qabteen magaaladda Nagayle.

 

Qaraxyo waawey ayaa shalay waxaa lala beegsaday Xaflad ay samaynayeen Ciidamada Guumaysiga oo ay ugu dabaaldagayeen maalintay qabsadeen Dhulka S/galbeed, Qaraxyadan oo ahaa 3 Qarax ayaa ka dhacay goob lagu xusayay maalintan madaw.

 

Mar aanu khadka telefanka kula xidhiidhnay qaar ka mid ah dadka deggan magaalada Negeyle ayaa sheegay in qaraxyadan ay ka kala dhaceen meel Xafiis ahayd oo laga maamulkay xaafadda uu qaraxu ka dhacay iyo meel kale oo iyaduna ahayd Hotel Xabashi lahayd oo iyadana si weyn Guumaysigu ugu dabaaldagayay.

 

Ilaa hadda dhimashada waxaa naloo xaqiijiyay inay ka badan tahay 50 qof oo ay u badan yihiin Askarta Guumaysiga, dhaawaca dadkuna aad buu u badan yahay inkastoo aan la garan karin khasaaraha dhabta ah ee ka dhashay Qaraxyadaas, maadaama markii uu qaraxu dhacayba ay goobtii isugu yimaaddeen Ciidan badan oo ka mid ah Guumaysiga, magaaladana bandaw lagu soo rogay.

 

Wali lama garanayo cid ka dambaysay balse siday wararka qaar sheegayaan waxaa Qaraxyadan sheegtay Muqaawamada ka dagaallanta Dalka Soomaaliya kuwaas oo dagaallo ba'an kula jira Guumaysiga Itoobiya ee ku sugan dhulka Soomaaliya.

 

Haddaba waa markii u horeysay ee maalin sidan oo kale ah qarax lala beegsado magaalada Negeyle iyadoo aan wali la soo sheegin meelo kale oo Dhulka S/galbeed ka mid ah oo qaraxyo lala beegsaday inkastoo magaalada Jigjiga maanta ay Nabadgalyo ahayd.

 

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Dadka magaalada Jigjiga oo saaka lagu qasbayo in ay ubaxaan xuska 20 Gimbot

May 27, 2008 (QOL) Dadka magaalada Jigjiga ayaa waxaa saaka ubaryay waa madoow oo guri kasta ay galayaan ciidamada Tigreegu iyagoo ku qasbaya in ay usoo baxaan xuska Gimbot,waxaa la mamnuucay in lafuro hal meherad oo kutaala magaalada Jigjiga,waxaa magaalada si aad ah udhex socda ciidamamo ciqaaba cid kasta oo magaalada dhex socota.

 

Dadka magaalada oo dareemaya cabsi aad ubadan ayaa kusii qulqulaya madasha xusku ka dhacayo iyagoo aad uga mooraal xun,mida kale dadku waxa ay aad uga baqayaan in marka dadku meesha isugueada tago hadii shanqadh yari ay yeedho ay ciidamada Tigreegu dadka meesha yimid oodda ooga qaadi doonaan rasaas aan loo kala miidaan dayid,sidii dhacday maalintan maalinteedii ee sanadkii 2007 kii.

 

20 Gimbot waa maalin qadarin uleh Malase Zenawi iyo qabiilkiisa Tigreega , waana maalin murugo uleh dadka kale ee kunool gabood falka Tigreega sida Soomaalida ********ya iyo shucuubta kale ee Itoobiyaba.

 

Todobaadkii ugu dambeeyay waxa uu TV ga Itoobiya sii daynayay barnaamijyo ay kaga sheekaynayaan halgankii ay ku qabsadeen wadanka oo xalay ay soo daayeen qaybtiisii 8aad,hase ahaatee caqliga fayoobi marka uu fiiriyo heerkii jabhadnimo ee Tigreegu ay soo mareen oo laga joogo uun 17 sanadood iyo sida ay u iloobeen in wixii ay ka dagaalamayeen ay ku sameeyaan dad kale,ayaa waxa ay tahay labo arimood oo aad ukala fog.

 

Taariikhdaas ay xusayani waxa ay wacyi galin utahay cid kasta oo ka dagaalamaysa dulmiga,sida shacabka ********ya oo hayaan dheer ugu jira sidii uu isaga dulqaadi laha

 

 

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