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Manipur village caught in cross-fire: Bombings through the night, teen critically injured

About 40 km from Imphal, Phougakchao village in Manipur’s Bishnupur district has been witness to rampant firing and bombing from the neighbouring Kuki-dominated hills, which intensified this week. On July 25, an 18-year-old boy Lonjam Naocha Singh got severely injured by shrapnel as a bomb cracked through the roof of…

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‘Cops said it would be war if we go to find them’: In Imphal, families wait for 2 teens, ‘dead or alive’

“On the first floor, three rooms are under construction. One of them was for my son. Construction was recently stopped due to lack of construction material. I don’t know who would occupy the room now,” said Phijam Ibungobi Singh, who retired as additional superintendent of police (wireless) last year, at…

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Several Manipur footballers opting for transfer to other states

BENGALURU: After the high of the Tri-Nation football tournament in Imphal in March, when nearly 25-30 thousand people packed the stadium to watch the India team — which had seven players from Manipur — in action, the young footballers in the state are now facing uncertain times. The mindless violence…

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‘His body is still in the morgue’: Two months later, Kuki woman on her brother’s murder

On May 4, when Letminthang Haokip telephoned his sister Kim from Imphal, she immediately knew something was wrong.

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Union Minister R.K. Ranjan Singh’s house in Manipur attacked again; students take out peace rally

Protestors threw stones at the Imphal residence of Union minister R.K. Ranjan Singh demanding that he speak in Parliament, while students of Manipur University took out a rally during the day

The Hindu

There won't be any movement towards peace in Manipur till N. Biren Singh remains CM: Congress

The Congress’ attack came over a media report that claimed that an 18-year-old woman, who was abducted, assaulted and gang-raped in Manipur’s Imphal East district on May 15, approached the police on July 21, after which a zero FIR was registered.

The Hindu

FIR reveals horrific killing of Manipur youth

This was among the first instances of brutality in Manipur’s ongoing ethnic conflict, details of some of which are surfacing only now. Read more on The Hindu

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Imphal civil society body COCOMI writes to European Parliament on Manipur

The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity, COCOMI, an umbrella body of Imphal Valley-based civil society organisations has asked the European Parliament not to let Manipur become the “new Golden Triangle” of the drug trade by projecting the violence between “immigrant Chin-Kuki narco-terrorists” and the indigenous Meitei people in the northeastern…

The Hindu

DCW chief to go ahead with Manipur visit

DCW chief Swati Maliwal on July 23 said she will be going to strife-torn Manipur despite the State government allegedly denying her permission for the visit.

The Hindu

Kuki women students of Manipur University recount horror of targeted attack by mob

Mob brandishing sticks and knives shouted slogans, forced female students out of rooms and verbally abused them. 4 women Ph.D. scholars cowered in toilet for 6 hrs. Assam Rifles rescued them and took to police campus. Victims fear retribution, refuse to file FIRs.

The Hindu

As tensions rise, Meiteis forced to leave Mizoram

Sources said the N. Biren Singh government was making arrangements to airlift settlers in Mizoram from Sunday morning to avoid road travel. Read more on The Hindu

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Morning Digest | More cases of women being assaulted surface in Manipur; Law Minister shares data on social background of High Court judges

Morning Digest, July 22, 2023 | PM Modi absent from Parliament, Opposition protests; 2 more cases of women assault in Manipur; Assam Rifles files sedition case against Imphal civil society group; Jaishankar pays tribute to Abe; Law Minister shares data on social background of High Court judges; IUML MP writes…

The Hindu

More cases of women being assaulted surface in Manipur

In Manipur, ethnic violence has led to a series of horrific crimes against women, including disrobing, parading naked, rape, and murder. On May 6, a 45-year-old woman was stripped and set ablaze in Imphal East. On May 4, two women were raped, tortured, and murdered in Imphal East.

The Hindu

Assam Rifles files sedition case against Imphal civil society group

Assam Rifles registers case of sedition, defamation against Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity for call to not surrender weapons; FIR registered at Churachandpur police station; COCOMI had demanded Assam Rifles be replaced with other police force; criminal case registered against Imphal-based politician for alleging Assam Rifles protecting Kuki terrorists.

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Al Jazeera

Outrage in India over video of Manipur women paraded naked, raped

Incident happened on May 4, a day after deadly riots broke out between Meitei and Kuki-Zo tribes in the remote state.

The Hindu

Over 1,500 activists, academics, lawyers criticise FIR against fact-finding team that visited Manipur

Over 1,500 human rights activists, civil society leaders, journalists, academics and lawyers from all over India on Tuesday signed a joint statement condemning the first information report (FIR) filed in Imphal against a fact-finding team of the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) for concluding that the violence in Manipur…

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Manipur highway blockade lifted after Kuki groups assured of settlement of political demands

The 60-day blockade of the Dimapur-Imphal National Highway-2 was lifted on July 3 after a representative of the Union government assured Kuki groups that their political demands can only be addressed and settled by the government. The Kuki groups and BJP MLAs have been demanding separate administration since the violence…

The Hindu

Four killed in fresh violence in foothill districts of Manipur

At least four men were killed in fresh round of violence in Manipur on July 2. The incident took place in areas in the adjoining districts of Bishnupur and Churachandpur.

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Imphal court summons Kuki leaders over media interview on Manipur violence

In addition to this, the court entertained an application from the complainant

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Rahul Gandhi meets Governor Anusuiya Uikey in Imphal, says "Manipur needs peace..."

Earlier, in the day, the former Congress President arrived at a relief camp in Moirang to meet people affected by violence in the northeastern state. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Rahul Gandhi visits strife-torn Manipur

High drama ensued in violence-hit Manipur on Thursday as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived for a two-day visit to the state as part of the party’s “healing touch” campaign.

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Rahul Gandhi’s convoy stopped by Indian police in Manipur

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was travelling to Churachandpur district when police fired tear gas near his convoy.

Dynamite News

Rahul Gandhi to take chopper to violence-hit Churachandpur after convoy stopped by Police in Manipur

Gandhi is now returning to Imphal airport, from there he will go to his pre-fixed program by helicopter. Must read full story on Dynamite News:

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Rahul Gandhi in strife-torn Manipur on 2-day visit; Convoy stopped 20km from Imphal

On Friday, Gandhi is scheduled to visit relief camps in Imphal and hold talks with certain civil society organisations. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Stopped from travelling by road, Rahul Gandhi flies to violence-hit Manipur district

This news by The Hindu follows the latest updates and developments from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the violence-hit State of Manipur on June 29, 2023.

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