Dhalinyaro badan oo ku nool gobolka Tigray ee dalka Itoobiya ayaa ka baxaya deegaankooda kadib markii ay dareen ku yeesheen in la xisaabiyo ciidamada, iyadoo khilaafka siyaasadeed iyo amniga uu sii kordhayo.
Dhalinyaro oo ka baxaya Tigray
Gebru, 27 jir, ayaa sheegay in la qaaday goobta maamulka deegaanka, halkaas oo la xisaabiyo dhalinyaro kale. Wuxuu yiri: 'Waxaan la galay xafiiska maamulka, waana la sii daayay markii waalidkii bixinayeen lacag dhan 20,000 bir ah ($123).'
Gebru wuxuu ka baxay Tigray isagoo u tagay magaalada Addis Ababa, kadib markii waalidkii u arkeen inay u baahan yihiin inuu ka baxo deegaanka. Wuxuu yiri: 'Waxaan ka baxay Tigray, waan u baahanahay inaan uga baxo deegaanka.'
Xisaabinta ciidamada iyo khilaafka siyaasadeed
Tirada dhalinyarada la xisaabiyo ayaa ka badan kuwa hore u dagaalamay, iyadoo Human Rights Watch ay sheegtay in la xisaabiyo dhalinyaro hore u dagaalamay iyo kuwo kale oo dhalinyaro ah. Wuxuu yiri Laetitia Bader: 'La xisaabiyo dhalinyaro hore u dagaalamay iyo kuwo kale oo dhalinyaro ah, iyadoo la xisaabiyo dhalinyaro hore u dagaalamay iyo kuwo kale oo dhalinyaro ah.'
Muauz Gidey Alemu, wuxuu sheegay in xisaabinta ciidamada ay tahay mid ka dhalatay khilaafka siyaasadeed ee ka dhexeeya dowladda federaalka iyo TPLF. Wuxuu yiri: 'Xisaabinta ciidamada ayaa ah mid ka dhalatay khilaafka siyaasadeed ee ka dhexeeya dowladda federaalka iyo TPLF.'
Dhalinyaro oo ka baxaya Tigray
Shewit, 24 jir, wuxuu ka baxay Tigray isagoo u tagay magaalada Addis Ababa, kadib markii uu dareen ku yeesheen in la xisaabiyo ciidamada. Wuxuu yiri: 'Waxaan ka baxay Tigray, waan u baahanahay inaan uga baxo deegaanka.'
Gebrehiwot, 28 jir, wuxuu sheegay inuu ka baxay deegaankiisa isagoo u tagay magaalada Mekelle, kadib markii uu dareen ku yeesheen in la xisaabiyo ciidamada. Wuxuu yiri: 'Waxaan ka baxay deegaankiisa, waan u baahanahay inaan uga baxo deegaanka.'
Young men across Tigray are fleeing the region in growing numbers, driven by fears of forced military recruitment as political and security tensions escalate nearly four years after the Pretoria Agreement ended the war.
Personal Stories of Escape
Gebru, 27, was taken from his neighbourhood to a local administration office with other young men. His parents paid 20,000 Ethiopian birr ($123) to secure his release. Afterward, they urged him to leave Tigray for Addis Ababa, fearing he would be taken again. Gebru said he felt the only way to protect himself was to leave.
Shewit, 24, had been rebuilding his life after the war, studying at Mekelle University and running a language-class business. As reports of recruitment increased, he left for Addis Ababa, abandoning his family, studies and business. He said he did not leave because he wanted to, but because he wanted a chance to build a future.
Wider Pattern of Abductions
Human Rights Watch reported in July that Tigrayan authorities and forces had forcibly recruited civilians, including children as young as 15, since at least April. The organisation documented cases involving former combatants and men taken from streets, homes, workplaces and gold-mining areas. A mobilisation proclamation introduced in June criminalised desertion and attempts by relatives to prevent loved ones from being conscripted.
Laetitia Bader, Human Rights Watch's Horn of Africa director, said both former fighters and civilians were being abducted and detained, sometimes in the streets, marketplaces and mining areas. She noted that young people continue to flee not only because of forced conscription but also the devastating humanitarian situation in the region.
Political Crisis Fuels Insecurity
Muauz Gidey Alemu, an assistant professor of political science at the Tigray Institute of Policy Studies, said the recruitment should be understood as a symptom of the deeper political and security crisis around the incomplete implementation of the Pretoria Agreement. He warned that continued mobilisation could create a cycle in which insecurity fuels military recruitment, which then deepens insecurity.
The TPLF has disputed allegations of forced recruitment, with spokesman Michael Asgedom describing the claims as a 'mistaken narrative'. However, tensions between the federal government and the TPLF have risen, with both sides accusing the other of military mobilisation. Heavy fighting was also reported near Ethiopia's border with Sudan in August.
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