エリトリア：徴兵がキッツくなってきた

　無期限徴兵で悪名高いのだそうだが、ここ最近はEtiopia内戦への介入のためか、徴兵活動が厳しく行われており―その息子の徴兵を拒んだということで80歳の爺さんを拘束したりしたそうな。息子、なんぼだ、それは。

BBC Relatives of Eritrean military draft dodgers 'punished' 9 Feb 2023 By Will Ross

「Human Rights Watch says the authorities in Eritrea are punishing the relatives of people accused of evading forced military conscription.

The campaign group says it has spoken to parents who were evicted from their homes, and an 80-year old man who was detained for failing to hand over his youngest son.」

「Eritrea has a policy of indefinite national service - which is often cited as a reason why thousands of young Eritreans try to flee to Europe.

Round-ups by the military intensified as a result of Eritrea's recent involvement in the civil war in neighbouring Ethiopia.」

　とまあ、こうして徴兵されるので、だからエリトリア人は亡命しがちなのだ―だそうな。