Reducing the age range for the national service of Eritrea!recently the regime in Asmara has reduced the age range for the national service (forced military conscription)from the age 18 to 15.As a result of this new change in age soldiers have surrounded a number of schools and forced students aged 15 and more to join the army.childeren from the lowlands are taken to Wia in Danakalia and students from the highlands are taken to sawa. This action was taken to stop the fleeing of Eritrean youth to the neighbouring countries but this has not resulted as the regime expected on the contarary the number of eritreans who crossed border in the last few weeks is as follows:
27 February 2006 = 52 people
28 February 2006 = 86 people
1 march 2006 = 59 people
4 march 2006 = 69 people
5 march 2006 = 95 people
6 march 2006 = 40 people
7 march 2006 = 94 people
in another related news a father from the mensae area was arrested after his son fled the country.This old father was sick in jail and was asked to pay 50,000 nakfa, but he couldn't pay that and as a result of the illness he died in the jail.
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