#meiteis — Public Fediverse posts
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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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Bullets And Beats: How A Radical Militant Group Wooed Manipuri Youth
As internet returned to Manipur, the Arambai Tenggol was quick to use social media to spread its influence, and radicalise young Meiteis.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #ArambaiTenggol #meiteis #kukis #SocialMedia #BJPStates #LokSabhaElection2024 #india
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Why the BJP cannot be written off in Manipur despite the anger at its failure to end ethnic violence
In Inner Manipur, the party’s organisational strength gives it an edge whereas its ally, NPF, stands a good chance in Outer Manipur.
#manipur #elections2024 #BJP #ManipurUnrest #meiteis #kukis #EthnicCleansing #BJPStates #india
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Fresh flare-up of violence hits Manipur ahead of Amit Shah’s visit; 2 killed
Violence escalated in Manipur today, with heavy cross-firing reported at the tri-junction of Imphal East, Kangpokpi, and Ukhrul districts, particularly at Moirangpurel in Imphal East and Kangpokpi since 8 in the morning.
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What it means to survive a war, with dignity
Women leaders of the Kuki-Zo community reflect on the hardships of a state supported war, and how they are rebuilding lives while negotiating denial of agency and leadership.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #KukiZos #EthnicCleansing #kukis #meiteis #BJPStates #india
https://no-niin.com/issue-23/what-it-means-to-survive-a-war-with-dignity/
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Manipur: NIA Arrests Top Leaders of UNLF Pambei Group Months After Peace Pact with Modi Govt
Among those arrested by the central agency is Thokchom Thoiba, the army chief of the United National Liberation Front's Pambei group.
#manipur #UNLFPambei #ManipurUnrest #NIA #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #UNLF #BJPStates #india
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In the Absence of All Kuki MLAs, Manipur Passes Bill Criminalising Changing Names of Places
From the instances given by the chief minister at the House, it comes across that the law was particularly aimed at stalling the Kuki community to act otherwise. For instance, the Kuki-dominated Churachandpur being referred to as Lamka by them.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #meiteis #kukis #ManipurGovt #BJPStates #india
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Manipur: 219 killed in ethnic violence since May, 10,000 FIRs registered, says governor
The state police said that the Meitei militant group Arambai Tenggol is involved in extortion and assaulting civilians.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurUnrest #ArambaiTenggol #meiteis #kukis #BJPStates #HumanRights #india
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‘Shooting the Sun’: Will the sun come out and shine again in Manipur?
Nandita Haksar's 'Shooting the Sun: Why Manipur was Engulfed in Violence and the Government Remained Silent' not only lays bare the nuances of the political crisis in Manipur but also what becomes of us when our political imagination is reduced to an identity.
#BookReview #manipur #ManipurUnrest #ManipurViolence #NanditaHaksar #meiteis #kukis #IdentityPolitics #books #bookstodon #BJPStates #india
https://scroll.in/article/1064139/shooting-the-sun-will-the-sun-come-out-and-shine-again-in-manipur
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Manipur: Two killed as mob storms SP office in Churachandpur
The protest erupted following the suspension of a Kuki police head constable after he was allegedly seen with ‘armed miscreants’ in a video.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurUnrest #churachandpur #kukis #meiteis #BJPStates #india
https://scroll.in/latest/1063791/manipur-two-killed-as-mob-storms-sp-office-in-churachandpur
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In Imphal, the state’s surrender to an armed Meitei militia with ‘Taliban-like’ grip
Three MLAs were assaulted by the cadres of Arambai Tenggol at the meeting held on January 24. One had to be briefly hospitalised.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #meiteis #kukis #ArambaiTenggol #ManipurGovt #BJPStates #india
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Manipur: Armed Meitei group gets 37 MLAs, two MPs to take oath to protect state
The pledge was administered by Arambai Tenggol, a group that Kuki-Zos have accused of being behind several incidents of violence.
#manipur #imphal #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #ArambaiTenggol #NRC #BJPStates #india
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Manipur: Assam Rifles Jawan Shoots Six Colleagues, Dies by Suicide
In a statement, the Assam Rifles have said that this shooting incident had nothing to do with the ethnic violence in the state.
#manipur #IndianBorders #kukis #meiteis #ManipurViolence #AssamRifles #IndianArmy #india
https://thewire.in/security/manipur-assam-rifles-jawan-shoots-six-colleagues-dies-by-suicide
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With 7 Killed in 48 Hours, Opposition Again Calls on Modi to Address the Violence in Manipur
Rahul Gandhi began his second cross-county yatra, the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, from Manipur.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #RahulGandhi #BharatJodoNyayYatra #congress #BJPStates #india
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Centre asks to study delisting Kukis, Zomis from ST list
A representation was sent to Union Tribal Affairs Minister by the Republican Party of India (Athawale) National Secretary in Imphal. The Centre forwarded it to State.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #UnionGovt #kukis #zomis #KukiZos #ST #meiteis #BJPStates #india
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Manipur: Four Shot Dead in Fresh Violence, Curfew Re-Imposed in Valley Districts
The incident prompted authorities to impose curfew across Thoubal, Imphal West, Imphal East, Kakching, and Bishnupur districts.
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In grief-struck relief camps, songs and prayers heavy with suffering – Manipur, seven months later
The new border between the Meitei valley and Kuki hills is unyielding and pitiless, writes Harsh Mander.
#manipur #churachandpur #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #india
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In Churachandpur, a Brutal and Final Homecoming for 87 People
Eighty seven coffins, carrying the bodies of Kuki-Zo people killed in the violence, were buried in a ceremony of community and grieving. Some of those buried were killed in May, eight months ago.
#manipur #churachandpur #ManipurViolence #KukiZos #meiteis #kukis #ManipurMassBurials #BJPStates #india
https://thewire.in/rights/churachandpur-manipur-kuko-zo-87-bodies
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Why did the Assam government set bulldozers on the homes of three Kuki families?
The conflict between the Kuki and Meitei communities in Manipur appears to have had a bearing on the eviction drive.
#assam #kamrup #kukis #manipur #meiteis #ManipurViolence #BJPStates #india
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19 Kuki-Zo victims of Manipur ethnic clash laid to rest in mass burial
Last rites of 41 other victims are likely to be performed next week.
#manipur #kangpokpi #churachandpur #ManipurViolence #KukiZos #meiteis #kukis #BJPStates #india
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Manipur: SC refuses to hear plea seeking new expert panel to resolve ethnic conflict
‘At this stage, we believe that broad and general reliefs would not result in anything,’ a three-judge bench said.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #SupremeCourt #meiteis #kukis #BJPStates #india
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Latest Manipur killings confirm long-dormant Meitei insurgency is seeing a revival
Observers blame it on the festering ethnic conflict roiling the state, writes Rokibuz Zaman.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #MeiteiMilitancy #BJPStates #india
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Manipur SC-Appointed Committee: Kuki Groups Claim No Dialogue With Them, Deny Report’s Findings
The groups said the committee only met with a few tribal leaders in the hill areas but ignored the leading civil society organisations of the Kuki community.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #GitaMittalCommitttee #kukis #meiteis #BJPStates #india
https://thewire.in/rights/manipur-sc-committee-kuki-groups-dialogue-deny-report-findings
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Manipur: 13 Meiteis found dead in Tengnoupal identified
Most of the men were teenagers from different parts of Meitei-dominated districts in Imphal valley.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #imphal #meiteis #kukis #BJPStates #india
https://scroll.in/latest/1060163/manipur-13-meiteis-found-dead-in-tengnoupal-identified
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Optics Aside, the Truth Behind Manipur's Ceasefire Agreement
The reality is that only a faction of the UNLF has participated in the peace talks – much smaller in terms of cadre capacity than the one that has decided to stay away from the latest ‘ceasefire’ with the government.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #UNLF #ManipurCeasefire #BirenSingh #AFSPA #india
https://thewire.in/politics/manipurs-ceasefire-agreement-explained
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Two Kuki Men Killed in Fresh Violence in Manipur
The two were reportedly village volunteers and were killed in an ambush.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #KukiZos #BJPStates #india
https://thewire.in/security/two-kuki-men-killed-in-fresh-violence-in-manipur
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Manipur Tribal Body Announces 'Self-Rule' in 3 Districts, Cites 'Centre's Selective Justice'
'We do not care if the Centre doesn’t recognise us.'
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ITLF #meiteis #kukis #KukiZos #BJPStates #india
https://thewire.in/rights/manipur-itlf-tribal-leaders-kuki-zo-self-rule
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Manipur tribal body gives Centre two weeks’ ultimatum for separate administration for Kuki-Zos
The Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum said after the deadline, it will set up a ‘self-government whether the Centre recognises it or not’.
#manipur #ITLF #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #KukiZos #UnionGovt #BJPStates #india
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How Manipur’s ethnic violence ripped a queer friendship apart
The collapse of a deep Meitei–Kuki friendship shows how Manipur’s nascent queer movement is fraying, threatening its hard-won gains in the violence-torn Indian state.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #queer #trans #LGBTQIA #LGBT #homophobia #transphobia #communalism #india
https://www.himalmag.com/manipur-ethnic-violence-queer-meitei-kuki-friendship/
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'Bias of Manipur Media Towards a Community, Total Misrepresentation of Facts': Army's Letter to EGI
The letter signed by Colonel Anurag Pandey of the Information Warfare wing, for the General Officer Commanding, notes that the “bias of the media in favour of one community and against the other community emerges clearly” in daily reports. The Guild’s own report too notes this bias.
https://thewire.in/media/manipur-violence-imphal-media-army-letter-editors-guild
#manipur #ManipurViolence #IndianArmy #ManipurMedia #media #newspapers #propaganda #misinformation #meiteis #kukis #EGI #EditorsGuild #india
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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
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FIR reveals horrific killing of Manipur youth
The Kuki-Zo youth, who was arrested for sharing a post on CM Biren Singh, was being taken from court to jail on May 4, when a mob of around 800 men and women intercepted the police vehicle, dragged him out and beat him to death; NHRC records case as custodial death, issues notices.#manipur #ManipurViolence #BirenSingh #ManipurPolice #meiteis #kukis #KukiZos #lynching #BJP #NHRC #ManipurUnrest #india
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No one wants to talk about rapes in Manipur. There’s a silence at the heart of the violence
In India, communal rioting includes revenge attacks based on fake news – from Muzaffarnagar riots to Delhi riots. Manipur's ethnic clashes witnessed 'revenge rape' following a false claim.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #rape #MassRape #ViolenceAgainstWomen #SexualViolence #meiteis #kukis #majoritarianism #NorthEast #india
TW: Rape
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No one wants to talk about rapes in Manipur. There’s a silence at the heart of the violence
In India, communal rioting includes revenge attacks based on fake news – from Muzaffarnagar riots to Delhi riots. Manipur's ethnic clashes witnessed 'revenge rape' following a false claim.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #rape #MassRape #ViolenceAgainstWomen #SexualViolence #meiteis #kukis #majoritarianism #NorthEast #india
TW: Rape
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No one wants to talk about rapes in Manipur. There’s a silence at the heart of the violence
In India, communal rioting includes revenge attacks based on fake news – from Muzaffarnagar riots to Delhi riots. Manipur's ethnic clashes witnessed 'revenge rape' following a false claim.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #rape #MassRape #ViolenceAgainstWomen #SexualViolence #meiteis #kukis #majoritarianism #NorthEast #india
TW: Rape
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No one wants to talk about rapes in Manipur. There’s a silence at the heart of the violence
In India, communal rioting includes revenge attacks based on fake news – from Muzaffarnagar riots to Delhi riots. Manipur's ethnic clashes witnessed 'revenge rape' following a false claim.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #rape #MassRape #ViolenceAgainstWomen #SexualViolence #meiteis #kukis #majoritarianism #NorthEast #india
TW: Rape