The Leskovac Herald

Eastoria Patriotic Front rebels led by Col. Sebastian Lehner (in front) entering Leskovac after the capture of the city in 1966. PHOTO| EPF ARCHIVE    By Corinna Gasser|@CorinnaGa Leskovac, Strazia — When Eastoria declared independence in 1947 under President Elias Haider, hopes were high for a democratic and prosperous future. But only six years later, those hopes were shattered when Lt. Gen. Liam Moser seized power in a military coup in 1953, plunging the nation into one of the darkest chapters of its history. Moser’s dictatorship, lasting until 1966, became infamous for political purges, mass imprisonments, censorship, and widespread human rights abuses.  Survivors still recall the regime’s brutality. “We lived in constant fear,” said Emil Jakobs, now 87, who was a student in Leskovac at the time. “Anyone who spoke against the government could disappear overnight. My brother never came home after a protest in 1961. We never saw him again.”  Accou...

First responders at the scene of a deadly attack that was carried out on a public school in. South Dordrecht. PHOTO |ASTRID RITTER.    By Astrid Ritter |@AstridRitter Alberton, South Dordrecht — A devastating assault on a school in South Dordrecht by militants of the Liberation Front of Eastoria (LFE), an extremist group based in Russia, has left at least 37 people dead and over 80 injured in what officials are calling one of the deadliest domestic terror attacks in recent years. Witnesses reported that armed LFE fighters stormed the school early in the morning, firing indiscriminately and taking several students and staff hostage. After a tense standoff, Eastorian special forces moved in, neutralizing most of the attackers. Several classrooms were left in ruins, with parents and families rushing to the site in search of loved ones. The federal government reacted swiftly, announcing a major security mobilization. In an emergency address, the Minister of Stat...