In Manipur, Army and paramilitary forces face a constant challenge — armed men in police uniforms
There have been instances of men in uniform, firing at Central security forces deployed in buffer zones using automatic weapons, preceded by blockade and protest by women-led groups; an official says military fatigues and police uniforms are readily available in the State while weapons looted from police armouries are being sold in black market.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #IndianArmy #CAPF #IndianArmedForces #ArmsLoot #india
#manipur #manipurviolence #indianarmy #capf #indianarmedforces #armsloot #india
Fresh Violence in Manipur: Death Toll Rises to 3 After Gunfight in Pallel, 50 Injured
As the news of the gunfight spread, large groups of Meitei community members gathered to march towards Pallel.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #tengnoupal #imphal #meiteis #kukis #IndianArmedForces #MeiraPaibis #ArambaiTenggol #india
#manipur #manipurviolence #tengnoupal #Imphal #meiteis #kukis #indianarmedforces #meirapaibis #arambaitenggol #india
India’s Digital Governance `Model’ Fails on Rights
India's digital transformation also means depriving millions of their livelihood, biased surveillance technologies, insecure public databases and unprecedented levels of internet shutdowns. Jayshree Bajoria and Apar Gupta write.
https://www.justsecurity.org/88061/indias-digital-governance-model-fails-on-rights/
#DigitalIndia #g20 #MGNREGS #NREGA #aadhaar #ManipurViolence #manipur #InternetShutdown #UIDAI #biometrics #security #privacy #DataProtection #PersonalData #cybersecurity #StateSurveillance #authoritarianism #dissent #minorities #hindutva #BJP #technology #india
#DigitalIndia #g20 #mgnregs #nrega #aadhaar #manipurviolence #manipur #internetshutdown #uidai #biometrics #security #privacy #dataprotection #personaldata #CyberSecurity #statesurveillance #authoritarianism #dissent #minorities #hindutva #BJP #technology #india
Rise in Attacks on Christians in India, Up Four Times in 11 Years (2012-2022)
There have been 525 attacks against Christians in India just in the first eight months of 2023. This year will likely cross the violent record set in 2022, and in 2021 before that. The data does not include incidents from Manipur.
#christians #HinduMobs #CommunalViolence #conversion #ReligiousFreedom #FalseCases #minorities #ChurchVandalism #churches #ManipurViolence #manipur #HinduVigilantism #BJP #hindutva #UCF #india
#christians #hindumobs #communalviolence #conversion #religiousfreedom #falsecases #minorities #churchvandalism #churches #manipurviolence #manipur #hinduvigilantism #BJP #hindutva #ucf #india
India has rejected remarks made by United Nations experts concerning the ongoing violence in Manipur.
#INDIA #ManipurViolence #UNExperts #HumanRights #IndiaNews
https://www.ganganews.com/india/india-rejects-un-experts-remarks-on-manipur-violence/
#india #manipurviolence #unexperts #humanrights #indianews
How Modi colonises our minds
The convening of the special session of Parliament is prime minister’s method of dominating the minds of supporters and critics alike, which is driven by his fear of losing elections, writes Ajaz Ashraf.
https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/how-modi-colonises-our-minds-23307110
#NarendraModi #parliament #laws #constitution #manipur #ManipurViolence #WrestlersProtest #covid19 #CovidLockdown #adani #GautamAdani #modi #CronyCapitalism #BJP #india
#narendramodi #parliament #laws #constitution #manipur #manipurviolence #wrestlersprotest #COVID19 #CovidLockdown #adani #gautamadani #modi #cronycapitalism #BJP #india
FIR in Manipur against Editors Guild for report on media coverage of conflict
The police have invoked Section 66A of the Information and Technology Act, despite the provision having been struck down by the Supreme Court in 2015.
#manipur #ManipurPolice #EditorsGuildOfIndia #ITAct #section66a #SupremeCourt #PressFreedom #ManipurViolence #media #meiteis #kukis #BJP #india
#manipur #manipurpolice #editorsguildofindia #itact #Section66A #supremecourt #pressfreedom #manipurviolence #media #meiteis #kukis #BJP #india
Manipur plunged into a vortex of violence in May over a high court order directing the state government to consider including the non-tribal Meitei community in the list of Scheduled Tribes
#ManipurViolence #Sleep #ForcefullyMoved #Allege #KukiFamilies #Imphal
https://www.news18.com/india/manipur-violence-last-10-kuki-families-forcefully-evacuated-imphal-8561757.html
#manipurviolence #sleep #forcefullymoved #allege #kukifamilies #imphal
The return of Meitei insurgents marks a new turn in Manipur conflict
Back from Myanmar, militant cadres are adding firepower to the Meitei side in the state’s ongoing civil war.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #ArmsLoot #MeiteiInsurgents #ManipurPolice #ArambaiTenggol #myanmar #ManipurGovt #BJP #india
#manipur #manipurviolence #meiteis #kukis #armsloot #meiteiinsurgents #manipurpolice #arambaitenggol #myanmar #manipurgovt #BJP #india
Assam Rifles DG Says Manipur Situation Unprecedented, 'Never Faced Anything of This Kind'
Lt General P.C. Nair flagged the “large number of weapons” with civilians as a key concern. He also said society “has become weaponised".
https://thewire.in/security/assam-rifles-dg-manipur-situation-unprecedented
#manipur #ManipurViolence #AssamRifles #meiteis #kukis #ArmsLoot #IndianArmy #ManipurGovt #BJP #india
#manipur #manipurviolence #assamrifles #meiteis #kukis #armsloot #indianarmy #manipurgovt #BJP #india
First status report on probe into Manipur cases by October first week
D.D. Padsalgikar, appointed by the Supreme Court to supervise cases handed over to the CBI and SITs, meets Manipur Governor.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #SupremeCourt #DDPadsalgikar #CBI #SIT #india
#manipur #manipurviolence #supremecourt #ddpadsalgikar #cbi #sit #india
Six killed in Manipur gunfight; police say situation tense, under control
Kuki insurgent groups in talks with Centre now demand UT with legislature for Kuki-Zo districts in Manipur; Churachandpur villages are being pounded by mortar shells from valley, says ITLF.
#manipur #bishnupur #churachandpur #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #india
#manipur #Bishnupur #Churachandpur #manipurviolence #meiteis #kukis #india
Voices From the Ground: The Humanitarian Crisis in Manipur
A team of the Karwan-e-Mohabbat (Caravan of Love) spent four days in violence-torn Manipur from July 25 to July 28.
https://thewire.in/rights/voices-from-the-ground-the-humanitarian-crisis-in-manipur
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes meiteis #kukis #displacement #ManipurGovt #hindutva #christians #BJP #india
#manipur #manipurviolence #manipurrapes #kukis #displacement #manipurgovt #hindutva #christians #BJP #india
Two killed in fresh violence in Manipur
Heavy exchange of fire was reported in the Khoirentak area on the boundary of the Churachandpur and Bishnupur districts.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/two-killed-in-fresh-violence-in-manipur/article67249676.ece
#manipur #manipurviolence #meiteis #kukis #kukizos #india
Ramachandra Guha: A fact-check for Assam CM as he blames a long-dead scholar for North East problems
Verrier Elwin’s biographer debunks the lies about the anthropologist’s ‘pact’ with Nehru and more.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #HimantaBiswaSarma #BJP #VerrierElwin #JawaharlalNehru #RamachandraGuha #anthropology #ethnography #history #christianity #nagaland #assam #missionaries #hindutva #india #histodon
#manipur #manipurviolence #meiteis #kukis #himantabiswasarma #BJP #verrierelwin #jawaharlalnehru #ramachandraguha #anthropology #ethnography #history #christianity #nagaland #assam #missionaries #hindutva #india #Histodon
'We don't trust govt, we want to go back to our own houses': Manipuris at relief camps
Restless victims of Manipur's three-month-long ethnic strife housed in cramped makeshift relief camps are demanding the state government solves the imbroglio so that they can go back home.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurReliefCamps #meiteis #kukis #ManipurGovt #BJP #india
#manipur #manipurviolence #manipurreliefcamps #meiteis #kukis #manipurgovt #BJP #india
Nobel Peace laureates join citizens' initiative to establish peace in conflict-hit Manipur
Amid efforts by the Centre to convince the Meitei and Kuki groups in Manipur to stop violence, two Nobel Peace laureates have joined a citizens' initiative to restore peace in the conflict-hit state.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #NobelPeacePrize #NobelLaureates #ITPM #ShirinEbadi #JodyWilliams #BinalakshmiNepram #InternationalPeaceBureau #india
#manipur #manipurviolence #meiteis #kukis #nobelpeaceprize #nobellaureates #itpm #ShirinEbadi #jodywilliams #binalakshminepram #internationalpeacebureau #india
How Manipur hounds Kuki intellectuals
3 civil society leaders have been charged with outraging religious feelings, promoting enmity between groups after they articulated their community’s viewpoint on brutal conflict in media interviews, writes Ajaz Ashraf.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #censorship #KhamKhanSuanHausing #MaryGraceZou #WilsonLHangsing #christians #majoritarianism #ManipurGovt #BJP #india
https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/how-manipur-hounds-kuki-intellectuals-23304676
#manipur #manipurviolence #meiteis #kukis #censorship #khamkhansuanhausing #marygracezou #wilsonlhangsing #christians #majoritarianism #manipurgovt #BJP #india
Complaints, non-compliance, pro-govt stance: Inside the rise and ruin of India’s human rights regime
Before coming to power, the BJP had stressed on the importance of independent appointees. But in 2016, NHRC saw its first political appointee.
#NHRC #HumanRights #BJP #manipur #ManipurViolence #ArunMishra #india
#nhrc #humanrights #BJP #manipur #manipurviolence #arunmishra #india
Has the state really withered away in Manipur?
Instead, it has taken on a different shape: from an entity governed by a liberal social contract to one driven by an ethno-majoritarian consensus.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurGovt #BirenSingh #meiteis #kukis #ManipurArmsLoot #InternetShutdown #censorship #BJP #india
https://scroll.in/article/1054009/has-the-state-really-withered-away-in-manipur
#manipur #manipurviolence #manipurgovt #birensingh #meiteis #kukis #manipurarmsloot #internetshutdown #censorship #BJP #india