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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

Manipur: Curfew Restrictions Back in Imphal Districts as Mobs Try to Storm Police Stations

Meitei groups have stormed multiple police stations demanding the release of five men who were arrested for carrying sophisticated weapons and impersonating policemen.

https://thewire.in/security/manipur-curfew-restrictions-back-in-imphal-districts-as-mobs-try-to-storm-police-stations

#manipur #ManipurViolence #imphal #MeiraPaibis #meiteis #kukis #india

50 injured in Manipur as groups of women throng police stations demanding release of 5 miscreants

Police say the armed miscreants were arrested as they face charges of extortion, misuse of police uniform, and impersonation; women’s collective Meira Paibi says they are village volunteers.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/three-civilians-injured-in-manipur-as-crowds-of-women-throng-police-stations-demanding-release-of-five-men/article67330575.ece

#manipur #ManipurViolence #imphal #meiteis #kukis #MeiraPaibis #RAF #india

Civil groups demand release of armed miscreants; normal life affected in Manipur

According to the First Information Report (FIR), the five suspects were arrested on September 16 at Kongba near Meitei Mayek School in Imphal.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/civil-groups-demand-release-of-armed-miscreants-normal-life-affected-in-manipur/article67323064.ece

#manipur #ManipurViolence #imphal #MeiraPaibis #meiteis #kukis #ManipurPolice #IndianArmedForces #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.

https://thewire.in/security/fresh-violence-in-manipur-death-toll-rises-to-3-after-gunfight-in-pallel-50-injured

#manipur #ManipurViolence #tengnoupal #imphal #meiteis #kukis #IndianArmedForces #MeiraPaibis #ArambaiTenggol #india

Manipur ground report: Meiteis bar entry to 10 Kuki villages that were burnt down

The restrictions imposed by Meitei vigilante groups have made it next to impossible for mediapersons to investigate allegations of armed attacks and arson that occured in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district in June.

#manipur #ManipurViolence #kangpokpi #saikul #media #BirenSingh #meiteis #kukis #MeiraPaibis #MeiteiVigilantes #IndianArmedForces #BJP #india

https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/manipur-ground-report-meiteis-bar-entry-10-kuki-villages-were-burnt-down-181218

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

Manipur Police Files Case Against Paramilitary Force Assam Rifles

The Union Home Ministry has administrative control of Assam Rifles, while the Army has operational control.

#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurPolice #AssamRifles #IndianArmy #meiteis #kukis #MeiraPaibis #india

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/manipur-police-files-case-against-paramilitary-force-assam-rifles-4280010

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

https://www.himalmag.com/women-disinformation-nationalism-manipur-conflict-sexual-violence-imphal-meitei-kuki-zo-meira-paibisi/

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

https://scroll.in/article/1053761/feminist-icons-or-violent-vigilantes-the-contentious-role-of-meira-paibis-in-manipurs-conflict

‘Are we not Indians?’: In Imphal, thousands join march to demand normalcy

Most of the protesters were from the Meitei community.

#manipur #ManipurViolence #imphal #protests #meiteis #kukis #ManipurGovt #UnionGovt #COCOMI #MeiraPaibis #majoritarianism #NRC #india

https://www.newslaundry.com/2023/07/30/are-we-not-indians-in-imphal-thousands-join-march-to-demand-normalcy

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

https://scroll.in/article/1053324/opinion-meiteis-must-speak-up-against-the-violence-as-manipuri-writer-mk-binodini-would-have-done

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

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/18-year-old-woman-assaulted-gangraped-in-manipur-on-may-15/article67110455.ece