Manipur Violence 2023

Asian Games 2023: Silver medallist Roshibina Devi worried for family in Manipur, prays for normalcy

Roshibina Devi Naorem, who belongs to the Meitei community, spoke about the difficulty in focusing on the sport as Manipur burnt with hundreds killed and injured.

No peace for Manipur: Why tensions have flared up again in the northeastern state

The state of Manipur is on the boil again. A ban has been reimposed on mobile internet services after images of two Meitei students, who were killed, went viral and triggered anger. This is the latest incident, which has been witnessing violence since May, resulting in the deaths of over 175 people

Manipur violence: SC to pass orders on 25 August to facilitate functioning of Justice Gita Mittal panel

A panel headed by former judge Gital Mittal to oversee relief and rehabilitation of victims of violence in Manipur on Monday submitted three reports to the Supreme Court, which will pass orders on Friday to facilitate functioning of the three-member panel

Another Manipur gang rape: How a 37-year-old was pinned down and sexually assaulted

A 37-year-old woman has now come forward in Manipur’s Churachandpur, alleging that she was caught by a group of Kuki men, forcefully pinned down and then gang-raped on 3 May. Her complaint is another instance of how rape and assault is being weaponised against women in the northeastern state

Will Biren Singh resign? How Manipur CM is losing support of MLAs and people

Manipur CM Biren Singh received a jolt as the Kuki People’s Alliance withdrew support to the government. He has also lost the support of the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity, made up of several Meitei groups, as they announced a social boycott of his administration

Manipur ethnic clashes: Over 14000 school children displaced due to ongoing situation

More than 160 people lost their lives and several hundred were injured since the ethnic clashes broke out in Manipur on May 3, after a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.

Women paraded naked on camera: Manipur Police meet victims, begin process of recording statements

Earlier, the Centre referred to the case to the CBI. It also requested the Supreme Court to transfer the trial in the state outside Manipur. The government also sought a direction to complete the trial within six months of filing the chargesheet

Manipur horrific video: Centre refers case to CBI, wants trials outside the state

The person who filmed the incident has been arrested and his mobile phone seized. On 19 July, a video of a mob parading two Kuki women naked surfaced on social media, triggering a national outrage. The incident originally happened on 4 May

Why the Opposition’s no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha is bound to fail

Congress and KCR’s party have filed a no-trust motion in Lok Sabha against the Narendra Modi-led government, hoping it would corner PM Narendra Modi on the Manipur issue once he appears in Parliament. But do the opposition parties have what it takes?

Gang-raped, assaulted, killed: How women have become easy targets in Manipur

Many reports of sexual assault and violence against women in Manipur have emerged since a video of two Kuki women being paraded naked by a mob went viral last week. Some believe that if the internet was not banned in the state, some incidents could have been averted