Sidama Nation Marks 10 th Anniversary of Loqqe Massacre
Sidama nation across the world marked the 10th anniversary of the May 24 2002 Loqqe massacre. Ten years after Ethiopian government orchestrated killing that claimed more than 100 innocent sidama people, commemorations were held in many places around world, with Sidama people in Diaspora and at home voicing renewed commitments to unity of their nation. Ten years ago today, the nation confronted one of darkest days in Sidama History. Lives ended instantly. Dreams were shattered. Friends and neighbors, farmers and teachers, students and business people, fathers and sons – they were taken from loved ones with heartbreaking cruelty. In the decade since, perpetuators have never been brought to justice. Sidama people have endured hardship and gross human right violations. History shows that, sidama nation does not give in to fear. The attempt that the successive brutal regimes waged to put sidama people into submission has repeatedly failed. Today, the nation has united more tha