#manipur — Public Fediverse posts
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Interview: “In my 34-year career as journalist, I have never felt as anxious as I do today,” says Samar Halarnkar
In an interview with Maktoob’s Gafira Qadir, Samar Halarnkar, founder of the independent media house Article-14, talks about the tough situation journalists are in, facing threats and new laws that limit their freedom. He also talks about how hard it is to report on the government in a critical way.
#PressFreedom #media #journalism #censorship #DraconianLaws #BJP #UnionGovt #UAPA #PMLA #kashmir #manipur #UttarPradesh #islamophobia #hindutva #authoritarianism #india
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No rice for poor under PM scheme in tribal hill districts, Manipur CM told
Government officials and transport contractors have paralysed the monthly rice distribution system under PMGKAY, says a people’s rights group.
#manipur #BirenSingh #PMGKAY #MPRFM #GovtSchemes #food #WelfareSchemes #poverty #BJPStates #india
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NIA Chargesheet in a Manipur Case Finds Link Between Weapons Looted and Violence Against Kukis
The NIA chargesheet, seen by ‘The Wire’, has said that persons it has arrested, belonging to the Meitei community, attended “weapons training camps” organised by cadres of a proscribed Meitei insurgent group.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #ManipurArmsLoot #NIA #meiteis #kukis #EthnicCleansing #BJPStates #india
https://thewire.in/government/nia-manipur-looted-weapons-violence-against-kukis
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A Year After Manipur Violence, Youngsters Take up Arms to Protect Villages
These youngsters, mainly in their late 20s and early 30s, operate under names like "Village Volunteers" and "Village Defence Force," independently from official security forces, news agency PTI reported.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #meiteis #kukis #ManipurViolence #BJPStates #india
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Use of pellet guns in farmers’ protests another milestone in shrinking space for dissent
Use of ‘non-lethal’ pellet guns in 2024 farmers protests, in Manipur in 2023 and Kashmir since 2010 has left many severely injured, and has been criticised by international humanitarian law and international human rights scholars.
#PelletGuns #FarmersProtest #kashmir #manipur #HaryanaPolice #IndianFarmers #IndianArmedForces #HumanRights #india
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Paying lip-service to the sacrifices of our soldiers and the military
Unless the senior military brass miraculously develops a spine and the mainstream Indian media starts doing journalism instead of government propaganda, soldiers should be prepared for more setbacks to their status, standing and rights under the current regime, writes Sushant Singh.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #BJP #NarendraModi #IndianArmedForces #MeiraPaibi #meiteis #kukis #AssamRifles #ManipurPolice #ManipurGovt #OROP #media #BJPStates #india
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Manipur: CBI Files Chargesheet Against Six in Viral Video Case
As per a complaint, 3 women were "physically forced to remove their clothes and stripped naked in front of the mob."
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #CBI #meiteis #kukis #KukiZos #ViolenceAgainstWomen #rape #BJP #ManipurGovt #BJPStates #india
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Five Months Into Manipur Conflict, Justice Evades Those Who Lost Their Loved Ones
According to the government's statistics, 178 people have been killed. Civil society groups put this number at close to 200. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #ManipurArmsLoot #IndianArmedForces #ManipurPolice #india
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In a first, security forces rain pellets on protesters in Imphal
The Manipur police chief has formed a committee to investigate allegations of excesses by security forces.
https://scroll.in/article/1056770/in-a-first-security-forces-rain-pellets-on-protesters-in-imphal
#manipur #imphal #ManipurViolence #PelletGuns #HumanRights #RAF #CRPF #IndianArmedForces #meiteis #kukis #kashmir #india
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As The Government Failed Manipur, Once Peace-Loving People Picked Up Weapons, Fought & Died
The Manipur government’s failure to end the ethnic violence has caused ordinary Meitei and Kuki—a poet, a university student, an ironsmith—to pick up arms and die because they felt they had to defend their people.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #displacement #ManipurGovt #BirenSingh #BJP #ManipurRapes #NarendraModi #IndianArmy #CRPF #BSF #AssamRifles #IndianArmedForces #india
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Manipur Court Grants Bail to 5 Arrested Men Amidst Mass Protests
The court asked the men not to leave Manipur without prior permission and also to not influence the prosecution's witnesses.
https://thewire.in/law/manipur-court-grants-bail-to-5-arrested-men-amidst-mass-protests
##manipur #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #MeiraPaibis #IndianArmedForces #india
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Beware of camouflaged civilian trucks that resemble our vehicles: Assam Rifles
The AR has written to Manipur police alerting that “few Meitei miscreants” may use refurbished civilian trucks, which resemble vehicles used by the paramilitary force, for “anti-national activities”
#manipur #ManipurViolence #AssamRifles #meiteis #kukis #KukiZos #BJP #IndianArmedForces #india
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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
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Siege on Manipur: Hindu Nationalists' War for Ethnic Supremacy
Across India, experiments to forge the 'Hindu national community' are predicated on the breakage of minoritised Muslims and Christians, and Adivasis and Dalits. What's happening in Manipur is part of a plan operationalised by the Hindu Right decades ago.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #meiteis #kukis #HinduNationalism #hindutva #EthnicCleansing #BJP #christians #minorities #ManipurGovt #BirenSingh #AmitShah #northeast #india
https://thewire.in/communalism/siege-on-manipur-hindu-nationalists-war-for-ethnic-supremacy
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"I Fell, Sister-In-Law Ran With My Sons": Another Manipur Gang-Rape Horror
A 37-year-old married woman from Manipur's Churachandpur district alleged she was caught by a group of men - while she was fleeing from her burning house with her two sons, niece and sister-in-law - and gang-raped on May 3.
TW: descriptions of rape
#manipur #churachandpur #bishnupur #ManipurRapes #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #rape #GangRape #ViolenceAgainstWomen #india
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Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inaction over deadly ethnic conflict in the northeast in his first parliam...
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How Manipur Got Divided By Misinformation And Polarisation
Without the Internet, Manipur has transgressed into a polarised state, filled with misinformation.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #misinformation #propaganda #MeiteiMedia #InternetShutdown #meiteis #kukis #KukiZos #MeiraPaibis #TusharMehta #ManipurGovt #BJP #india
https://www.boomlive.in/decode/manipur-divided-by-misinformation-and-polarisation-22725
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Women’s bodies, disinformation and nationalism in Manipur
Sexual violence in conflict has a long and terrible history – and its combination with disinformation and nationalism in Manipur makes for an especially ominous mix.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #meiteis #kukis #KukiZos #nagas #MeiraPaibis #ArambaiTenggol #MeiteiNationalism #misinformation #ManipurGovt #BJP #ViolenceAgainstWomen #india
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Manipur violence case: Supreme Court sets up panel of 3 women ex-judges to oversee humanitarian measures
The top court also indicated that it will appoint senior Maharashtra cadre IPS officer Dattatray Padsalgikar, who had served in the NIA, IB and Nagaland, to monitor the overall investigation of cases registered during the violence.#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #SupremeCourt #meiteis #kukis #KukiZos #ManipurGovt #BJP #india
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Feminist icons or violent vigilantes? The contentious role of Meira Paibis in Manipur’s conflict
Celebrated for long as the torchbearers of Manipur, Meitei women groups now stand accused of blocking the army and egging on violence against Kuki-Zo women.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #MeiraPaibis #meiteis #kukis #KukiZos #ViolenceAgainstWomen #MeiteiNationalism #christians #majoritarianism #india
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An Internet Shutdown Means Manipur Is Burning in the Dark
Since May 4, the Indian government has shut off the internet in Manipur, giving cover to murders, rapes, and arson.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #InternetShutdown #meiteis #kukis #KukiZos #ManipurRapes #ManipurUnrest #censorship #UnionGovernment #india
https://www.wired.com/story/internet-shutdown-manipur-burning-in-the-dark/
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“The video hurts so much, I cannot find the words”
The family of the women in the Manipur video recounts its ordeal.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #kangpokpi #ArambaiTenggol #meiteis #kukis #KukiZos #vaipheis #majoritarianism #ManipurGovt #BJP #ViolenceAgainstWomen #india
TW: descriptions of rape
https://caravanmagazine.in/conflict/manipur-women-video-viral-family-recounts-ordeal
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Double-Engine: The Union and State Government Must Answer for Manipur
August 3 marks exactly three months since the start of the mayhem in Manipur. Fears of state collusion and complicity in the violence are growing with time. Nandita Haksar writes.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #meiteis #kukis #majoritarianism #christians #churches #BJP #BirenSingh #ManipurGovt #article355 #environment #ForestRights #UnionGovt #india
https://thewire.in/politics/double-engine-the-union-and-state-government-must-answer-for-manipur
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Manipur was given to us by our forefathers, not by India: Meitei Leepun chief Pramot Singh
Meitei Leepun chief Pramot Singh says that sacking CM Biren Singh will send a message to the Meiteis that Indian government has backed the Kukis to defeat Meiteis. The Meiteis will also protest against the President’s Rule as it’s a demand by the Kukis.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #MeiteiLeepun #PramotSingh #RSS #ABVP #meiteis #kukis #majoritarianism #BirenSingh #ManipurGovt #BJP #hindutva #MeiteiNationalism #interview #india
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From Manipur, A Peace Activist’s Account Of State Criminality & Culpability
In this blow-by-blow account, peace activist Harsh Mander describes his journey to Manipur, where he met Meitei and Kuki families broken by three months of ethnic violence, life inside the camps where hundreds live in despair, unsure if they will ever return to their scorched villages, and the “extreme culpability” of a seemingly partisan state that has done little to help the minority Christians who have been killed and uprooted in greater numbers.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #christians #displacement #ManipurRapes #BirenSingh #ManipurGovt #BJP #HarshMander #JohnDayal #KarwanEMohabbat #activism #india
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Tipping point
The violence in Manipur exhibits two symptoms-- The impunity with which Meitei mobs have been allowed to loot police armouries and the instrumental use of rape to announce the end of Kuki citizenship, writes Mukul Kesavan.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #meiteis #kukis #majoritarianism #BirenSingh #rape #ManipurPolice #citizenship #christians #christianity #assam #HimantaBiswaSarma #hindutva #india
https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/tipping-point-notes-on-the-violence-in-manipur/cid/1955455
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India's Internet Shutdowns Hurt Women More, Manipur Assaults Show
"If there was no internet shutdown, those videos would have surfaced over two months ago and the horror could have been addressed speedily," said editor of Shillong Times Patricia Mukhim.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #InternetShutdown #ViolenceAgainstWomen #meiteis #kukis #majoritarianism #HumanRights #BJP #UnionGovt #india
https://thewire.in/security/indias-internet-shutdowns-hurt-women-more-manipur-assaults-show
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Manipur: Section 376 of IPC missing from rape FIRs
Kuki organisations claim seven rapes took place since May 3. CM N. Biren Singh says only one rape happened. In another case, Section 376 was not applied even though FIR mentions rape.
#manipur #ManipurRapes #rape #ManipurPolice #meiteis #kukis #BirenSingh #section376 #ManipurViolence #BJP #india
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Opinion: Meiteis must speak up against the Manipur violence – as writer MK Binodini would have done
There is no one left who has the courage to stand up against the deadly identity politics. But the dominant community must take the first step. Nandita Haksar writes.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #meiteis #kukis #MeiraPaibis #ArambaiTenggol #MeiteiLeepun #AssamRifles #NCW #MKBinodini #majoritarianism #BJP #ManipurUnrest #HumanRights #india #NanditaHaksar
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Inside the war India doesn’t want the world to see
From bombings to beheadings, ethnic violence has engulfed Manipur for the last two months. Facing an internet blackout and little word from prime minister Narendra Modi on the crisis, Namita Singh reports from a state that has been pushed to the brink of civil war.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #meiteis #kukis #zos #majoritarianism #BJP #NarendraModi #ManipurUnrest #HumanRights #displacement #InternetShutdowns #india
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/india-war-internet-blackout-b2383002.html
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21-member delegation of INDIA alliance heads to Manipur
The MPs from 16 parties of the Opposition bloc will visit relief camps and violence-hit areas in the northeastern state.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #INDIAAlliance #opposition #ManipurRapes #meiteis #kukis #zos #majoritarianism #BJP #NarendraModi #ManipurUnrest #HumanRights #displacement #india
https://scroll.in/latest/1053463/21-member-delegation-of-india-alliance-head-to-manipur
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CBI takes over Manipur sexual assault case investigation
The Central Bureau of Investigation is already probing six cases related to violence in Manipur.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #CBI #meiteis #kukis #zos #majoritarianism #BJP #ViolenceAgainstWomen #ManipurUnrest #HumanRights #india
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Manipur assault video emboldens women to speak out
New allegations of violence against women are emerging in the north-east Indian state of Manipur, as the response to a viral video showing two women being paraded naked by a mob encourages others to speak.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #kukis #meiteis #HumanRights #rape #GangRape #ViolenceAgainstWomen #MeiraPeibis #BirenSingh #ManipurGovt #UnionGovt #BJP #india
TW: descriptions of rape
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Manipur: Catholic Bishops' Association Calls Upon 'Governance System' to Uphold Secular Fabric
Not for the first time have concerns been expressed over attacks on churches and violence against women and children.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #CBCI #CatholicBishops #catholics #christians #kukis #meiteis #ManipurRapes #HumanRights #ManipurGovt #UnionGovt #BJP #india
https://thewire.in/rights/catholic-bishops-association-manipur-violence
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Over 13,000 detained in Manipur over last fortnight; more suspects identified in May 4 sexual violence case
Six people, including a minor, arrested in May 4 case; 12 to 14 suspects identified, some in hiding, police say; 290 bunkers destroyed; first goods train to Manipur leaves Guwahati, easing supply to valley areas.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #ArmsLoot #meiteis #kukis #ManipurPolice #majoritarianism #BJP #india
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18-year-old gang-raped in Manipur after women vigilantes hand her over to armed men
FIR says Meira Paibis women’s group handed her over to four armed men; after a brutal assault, gangrape, murder threats, she arrived at Bishnupur police station but did not trust Meitei police to take her home.
#manipur #ManipurRapes #ManipurViolence #MeiraPaibis #meiteis #kukis #majoritarianism #ManipurPolice #ManipurGovt #BJP #india
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Union Minister for NE States Kishan Reddy takes over as Telangana BJP chief — even as Manipur reels from violence
At a time when he should ideally be dousing the flames of communalism in Manipur, Reddy took up the mantle from the outgoing president.
#telengana #KishanReddy #manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #meiteis #kukis #KukiZos #BJP #UnionGovt #india
https://thesouthfirst.com/telangana/kishan-reddy-takes-over-as-president-of-telangana-bjp/
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More cases of women being assaulted surface in Manipur
After the video of the Thoubal incident, a photo of a woman’s charred body is now in circulation; 10 Manipur legislators issue statement mentioning at least four other incidents of rape or murder.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #ViolenceAgainstWomen #meiteis #kukis #KukiZos #ManipurGovt #majoritarianism #BJP #UnionGovt #india
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Manipur video incident took place barely 1 km from India's 'best' police station
Every year, the Government of India selects best performing police stations across the country based on several performance indicators.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #rape #GangRape #meiteis #kukis #ViolenceAgainstWomen #ManipurPolice #ManipurGovt #BJP #majoritarianism #KukiZos #christians #UnionGovt #india
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Social media platforms told to censor posts on Manipur video
A government official cited the need to prevent further inflammation of the situation in Manipur to justify the orders.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #rape #GangRape #meiteis #kukis #ViolenceAgainstWomen #SocialMedia #censorship #ManipurGovt #BJP #majoritarianism #KukiZos #christians #UnionGovt #india
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Manipur: Kicked around like a ball, assaulted girl quizzes CM Biren Singh
‘How many videos of atrocities against women need to surface for the chief minister to admit that a section of women has been under attack only because of their ethnicity?’
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #rape #GangRape #meiteis #kukis #ViolenceAgainstWomen #ManipurGovt #BJP #BirenSingh #majoritarianism #KukiZos #christians #UnionGovt #india