Manipuris from Many Communities Call for a United Approach to Restore Peace
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipuris from Many Communities Call for a United Approach to Restore Peace

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Around 500 people from different Manipuri communities, calling for solidarity, peace and harmony in the strife-torn state, congregated for a conference at Taramati Baradari here on Sunday. HYMS members, who held placards demanding return of peace in the troubled region, said that violence has been wreaking havoc for over 130 days. Addressing the gathering, Bimol Akoijam, associate professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, said “This is the time for the Meitei community to look within and introspect on where you have to be responsive rather than reactive to the ongoing crisis. Ashang Kasar, president, Indigenous People’s Forum, Manipur, said that Meiteis were meted out step-motherly treatment in their own homeland and the central government must act promptly to contain violence in Manipur.

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Mourning and Forgiveness for Manipur Events Held Nationwide
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Mourning and Forgiveness for Manipur Events Held Nationwide

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In solidarity and hope for peace in Manipur, ‘Mourning and Forgiveness for Manipur’ events were organised in the city and several other places across the country. People conducted multi-faith prayers and meditation sessions, sang peace songs, exhibited paintings and appealed for normalcy in the violence-ridden state. According to a statement, in Imphal, the capital of Manipur, over a hundred …

Manipur violence: Rahul Gandhi urges PM to visit State, work towards restoring peace
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Manipur violence: Rahul Gandhi urges PM to visit State, work towards restoring peace

The Hindu  

The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday termed the recent string of violent clashes and continuing bloodshed in Manipur “deeply disturbing”, as he urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the state and work towards restoring peace in the region. In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi said the recent string of violent clashes and …

Fresh peace talks with Meiteis & Kukis: Shah
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Fresh peace talks with Meiteis & Kukis: Shah

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday said the Centre would hold talks with both the Meiteis and the Kukis to bridge the ethnic divide in Manipur and restore peace and tranquility at the earliest. Shah was given a detailed briefing on the situation by Security Advisor to the Manipur government Kuldiep Singh, DGP Rajiv Singh and Chief …

Manipur violence accounted for 97% of displacements in South Asia in 2023: Report
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Manipur violence accounted for 97% of displacements in South Asia in 2023: Report

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Conflict and violence triggered 69,000 displacements in South Asia in 2023, with Manipur violence alone accounting for 67,000, according to a new report.The report by the Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre termed it the highest number of displacements triggered by conflict and violence in India since 2018. On May 3, 2023, a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in …

Manipur violence accounted for 97% of displacements in South Asia in 2023: IDMC report
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Manipur violence accounted for 97% of displacements in South Asia in 2023: IDMC report

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Conflict and violence triggered 69,000 displacements in South Asia in 2023, with Manipur violence alone accounting for 67,000, according to a new report. The report by the Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre termed it the highest number of displacements triggered by conflict and violence in India since 2018. On May 3, 2023, a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised …

Discussion on one year of Manipur violence
8 months ago

Discussion on one year of Manipur violence

The Hindu  

In this discussion, we are joined by Deputy Editor Vijaita Singh and Senior Reporter Abhinay Lakshman along with A. Bimol Akoijam, Associate Professor, JNU, Centre for Study of Social Systems and Dr. Chinkhanlun Guite, Assistant Professor, Delhi University, St, Stephen’s College. One year ago today, Manipur descended into an ethnic conflict — between the valley-based majority Meitei people and the …

Letting Manipur slip into anarchy
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Letting Manipur slip into anarchy

Hindustan Times  

The attendance at the meeting called by Arambai Tenggol in Imphal on Wednesday points to the intractable situation in Manipur, where ethnic relations have nosedived since violence broke out in May last year. The legislators signed a pledge that included Arambai’s key demands, among them abrogation of the Suspension of Operations agreement with Kuki militants, deportation of refugees from Myanmar …

Manipur activist addresses press conference in Chennai, says ready for peace talks
1 year, 3 months ago

Manipur activist addresses press conference in Chennai, says ready for peace talks

The Hindu  

“We are ready for peace talks. awaiting a response.,” said Philem Rohan Singh, a traveller and activist from Manipur, in Chennai on Friday, in a bid to put an end to the four-month communal unrest between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo tribes in the north-eastern State. Pitching to be a representative of both sides being a Christian by religion and Meitei …

Manipur violence: 175 killed, 32 missing & over 1 100 injured in four months of ethnic strife
1 year, 3 months ago

Manipur violence: 175 killed, 32 missing & over 1 100 injured in four months of ethnic strife

Firstpost  

Ethnic violence broke out in the northeastern state on May 3, when a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe status. At least 175 people were killed and 1,108 others injured while 32 are missing in the ethnic clashes that have erupted in Manipur, the north-eastern state of …

Manipur Violence: The Role of Localised Networks and Small Peace-building Models
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur Violence: The Role of Localised Networks and Small Peace-building Models

The Quint  

Following the crisis in Manipur, the Interfaith Forum was founded on 5 June 2023 to lay extensive focus on building solidarity and initiating dialogue processes at civil society levels. The Pangal community also turned to local response mechanisms to the crisis, as they formed human chains and took out torch rallies to foster peace in the state. Organized by UMPCO …

Festering wounds: On Manipur’s elusive peace
1 year, 4 months ago

Festering wounds: On Manipur’s elusive peace

The Hindu  

More than three months since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur, there are still little or no signs of lasting peace. But that opportunity was seemingly lost, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah had little to say beyond homilies on what needs to be done even as the Opposition only sought to pin down the government …

Shameful to politicise Manipur, says Shah
1 year, 4 months ago

Shameful to politicise Manipur, says Shah

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Tearing into the newly formed Opposition alliance "INDIA" for playing politics over Manipur violence, Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that while these incidents are shameful, politicising them is even more shameful. The UPA's character is to indulge in corruption to save the government by hook or by crook, while the BJP-led NDA's character is to …

Manipur violence: Hyderabad university professor moves SC against summons by Imphal court
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur violence: Hyderabad university professor moves SC against summons by Imphal court

Firstpost  

A bench headed Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud agreed to list the matter for hearing on July 28 after senior advocate Anand Grover mentioned it for early hearing As a result of senior attorney Anand Grover’s request for an early hearing, a bench presided over by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud decided to submit the case for hearing …

Manipur violence is not about one community attacking Christians: Meitei Christian body
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur violence is not about one community attacking Christians: Meitei Christian body

The Hindu  

July 16, 2023 05:05 am | Updated 10:48 am IST - New Delhi The Meitei Christian Churches Council on Saturday said that the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur is not a case of a dominant community attacking the Christian minority, insisting that the conflict was instead between “Manipuris and illegal immigrants”. However, other Meitei leaders like Mr. Philem and Professor …

Manipur women hit the streets for peace
1 year, 6 months ago

Manipur women hit the streets for peace

The Hindu  

Hundreds of women in several districts of Manipur took to the streets on Saturday night to condemn the violence in the state. Meitei women holding fire torches formed human chains on the streets in Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal and Kakching districts from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. At Kongba, a Meira Paibi leader Thounaojam Kiran Devi told reporters, "We …

At least 9 killed in ethnic clashes in India's northeast, where 100 have died in month of violence
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 9 killed in ethnic clashes in India's northeast, where 100 have died in month of violence

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rival ethnic groups fired at …

At least 9 killed in ethnic clashes in India’s northeast, where 100 have died in month of violence
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 9 killed in ethnic clashes in India’s northeast, where 100 have died in month of violence

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Rival ethnic groups fired at each other in new violence in India’s remote northeast that left at least nine people dead and some injured, officials said Wednesday. Security forces rushed to Khamenlok village in Manipur state’s Kangpokpi district after clashes broke out Tuesday night between the Kuki and Meitei communities, said L. Sushindro, a state government minister. …

The next step: The Hindu Editorial on Manipur and the path to normalcy
1 year, 6 months ago

The next step: The Hindu Editorial on Manipur and the path to normalcy

The Hindu  

In the aftermath of a conflict, a return to normalcy must be a necessary basis to address the grievances of the affected parties that led to the conflict in the first place. And in order to effect the first step, peace talks between eminent representatives — from civil society and political parties — in the conflict and tamping down any …

In India’s riot-hit Manipur, Muslims stuck between warring groups
1 year, 6 months ago

In India’s riot-hit Manipur, Muslims stuck between warring groups

Al Jazeera  

Meitei Pangals, as the community is known in Manipur, have been caught in the ethnic crossfire for more than a month. The 25-year-old mother of two children – a seven-year-old son and a toddler daughter – rushed inside her house in Kwakta town of Manipur state’s Bishnupur district in northeastern India. We have a relationship with both the Kukis and …

Useful first step: on probing the ethnic violence in Manipur
1 year, 7 months ago

Useful first step: on probing the ethnic violence in Manipur

The Hindu  

The setting up of a three-member panel by the Union government to probe the ethnic violence in Manipur, that has claimed nearly 100 lives and displaced over 35,000 people, must be welcomed. Riots and ethnic violence in particular rarely occur without driving forces — the fact that this occurred in Manipur with the help of looted weapons from police armouries …

Manipur Violence: Amit Shah Urges People To Lift Blockades At Imphal-Dimapur, NH-2 Highway
1 year, 7 months ago

Manipur Violence: Amit Shah Urges People To Lift Blockades At Imphal-Dimapur, NH-2 Highway

ABP News  

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday urged the people of Manipur to lift the blockades so that essential items such as food and medicine can reach the violence-hit state. Taking to Twitter, Amit Shah wrote, “My sincerest appeal to the people of Manipur is to lift the blockades at the Imphal-Dimapur, NH-2 Highway, so that food, medicines, …

Probe role of CM, Rajya Sabha MP in fuelling violence: Manipur tribal body
1 year, 7 months ago

Probe role of CM, Rajya Sabha MP in fuelling violence: Manipur tribal body

The Hindu  

The Manipur Tribals’ Forum, Delhi has called for the Union government to investigate the alleged role of the Chief Minister N. Biren Singh and BJP Rajya Sabha MP Leishemba Sanajaoba in fuelling the violent ethnic clashes that erupted in Manipur on May 3 between the dominant Meitei community and the Kuki-Zomi community. Polarisation politics The outfit alleged that the violence …

In Manipur, a need for building bridges
1 year, 7 months ago

In Manipur, a need for building bridges

Hindustan Times  

It has been roughly three weeks since ethnic clashes convulsed Manipur and killed 74 people, but there are no signs that the tensions are abating. Just this week, violence flared up in two regions – including in a district that was relatively peaceful during the worst phase of the riots – showing deep distrust continues to drive a wedge between …

PM Modi must convene talks with Meitei, tribal leaders in Manipur: Congress
1 year, 7 months ago

PM Modi must convene talks with Meitei, tribal leaders in Manipur: Congress

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi should immediately begin talks between the leaders of the Meitei and tribal communities to restore peace in Manipur, the Congress said on Wednesday after the party’s fact-finding team visited the State. Senior party leader Ajoy Kumar said that extremists had taken over the narrative in the State, leaving the two communities starkly divided. Kuki officials have …

What is behind the eruption of communal violence in Manipur? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 7 months ago

What is behind the eruption of communal violence in Manipur? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

About 60 have been killed, more than 230 injured, and thousands have been displaced following inter-ethnic clashes in Manipur. According to the state government, around 1,700 houses, including religious places, were burnt. The clashes followed months of mounting tensions over successive measures by the Manipur government that the state’s tribal groups believe to be against their interests. The immediate trigger …

Tense calm in India’s Manipur where ethnic riots claimed 62 lives
1 year, 8 months ago

Tense calm in India’s Manipur where ethnic riots claimed 62 lives

Al Jazeera  

Curfew in place and peace talks held as state’s chief minister says about 230 people injured and 1,700 houses burned in the violence. Rioting and ethnic clashes last week in India’s Manipur have killed at least 62 people and displaced 35,000, officials say, as a tense calm prevails across the remote northeastern state. Rights groups in Imphal said tensions started …

Manipur violence: Centre ready for discussions, says Minister for Northeast region
1 year, 8 months ago

Manipur violence: Centre ready for discussions, says Minister for Northeast region

The Hindu  

Requesting the warring groups in Manipur to maintain peace, Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region G Kishan Reddy on May 7 said the Central government was ready for talks and settle the issue. Stating that the Centre was not adamant when it came to people’s welfare, Mr. Reddy said that it even withdrew three Farm Laws when agriculturists …

What has spurred ethnic violence in India’s Manipur?
1 year, 8 months ago

What has spurred ethnic violence in India’s Manipur?

Al Jazeera  

Tribal groups are protesting the prospect of Manipur’s majority Meitei community being recognised as a ‘Scheduled Tribe’. The Naga and Kuki tribes: The two mostly Christian tribes form around 40 percent of the state’s population, and enjoy “Scheduled Tribe” status, which gives them land-owning rights in the hills and forests. Violence erupted in the Kuki-dominated Churachandpur district of the state, …

Violence in Manipur: 8 stories that provide insight into the State’s complex sociopolitical history
1 year, 8 months ago

Violence in Manipur: 8 stories that provide insight into the State’s complex sociopolitical history

The Hindu  

Published : May 05, 2023 18:29 IST - 1 MIN READ Communal violence has erupted in the northeastern state of Manipur, displacing over 9,000 people from their villages. The violence broke out during a “Tribal Solidarity March” on May 3, which was organized by the All Tribal Students’ Union of Manipur to protest the inclusion of the Meitei community in …

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