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Centre, State Need To Work To Strike Balance Between Enforcing AFSPA And Addressing Dissent | OPINION

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The Armed Forces Act, or AFSPA, has often been used by the Government of India to address insurgency in various states, including those in the Northeast, as well as those of Punjab, and Jammu & Kashmir. The AFSPA also allows the armed forces to arrest individuals or search premises without warrants, based merely on "reasonable suspicion". He noted that central …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Manipur: Massive rally in Imphal Valley against AFSPA

Hindustan Times

A massive rally was held in Manipur's capital Imphal on Tuesday against the Armed Forces Act and the alleged "terrorist action" taking place in the strife-torn state since May last year. Along the route, participants chanted slogans such as “Do not obliterate Manipur,” “Repeal AFSPA,” “Long live Manipur,” and “Self-determination is our birthright.” The demonstration was organised jointly by AMUCO, …

Manipur Imphal Nando

1 week, 6 days ago

Thousands take out protest march in Manipur's Imphal, demand removal of AFSPA

India Today

Thousands of people took to the streets in Manipur's Imphal on Tuesday on the occasion of International Human Rights Day, demanding the removal of the Armed Forces Special Power Act, 1958. Other organisations that took part in the protest include Poirei Leimarol Meira Paibi Apunba Manipur, All Manipur Women Voluntary Association, Committee on Human Rights COHR and Manipur Student Federation. …

Manipur Imphal

1 week, 6 days ago

Thousands take out rally against AFSPA, civilian killings in Manipur's Imphal

New Indian Express

GUWAHATI: Thousands of people, largely women and students, took out a massive rally in the Manipur capital Imphal on Tuesday against the Armed Forces Act and civilian killings by “terrorists”. The rally, coinciding with the International Human Rights Day, was taken out from the Thau Ground and it culminated at the Khuman Lampak Stadium, 5 km away. Five organisations such …

Manipur

1 week, 6 days ago

Manipur's Imphal witnesses protests against AFSPA, killings of women, children

India TV News

In Manipur’s capital Imphal hundreds of people took out a rally on Tuesday against the reimposition of AFSPA and the killings of six people, including three children, in Jirbham district last month. The rally was organised jointly to mark Human Rights Day by All Manipur United Clubs Organisation, Poirei Leimarol Meira Paibi Apunba Manipur, All Manipur Women Voluntary Association, Committee …

Manipur Afspa West Imphal

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Manipur violence : Protestors condemn killings, demand AFSPA repeal

New Indian Express

GUWAHATI: Protests erupted in Manipur’s Imphal East district on Monday, a day after the chilling details of the autopsy reports of a three-year-old boy, his mother, and grandmother became public. Defying curfew orders, protestors took out a rally to condemn the killings and demand the repeal of the Armed Forces Act, which was recently reimposed in six police station areas …

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1 month ago

Manipur: Meitei organisations protest re-imposition of AFSPA as government relaxes curfew in four districts

New Indian Express

IMPHAL: Several Meitei organisations on Thursday organised demonstrations and rallies in various parts of the Imphal valley against the re-imposition of Armed Forces Special Powers Act in the state. The protesters also demanded prompt action against the members of the Kuki-Zo-Hmar group who were allegedly responsible for the killing of six civilians including three women and three children from Jiribam. …

1 month ago

As crisis continues, Meitei body rejects NDA resolution

Hindustan Times

Imphal: An uneasy calm shrouded Manipur on Tuesday as the umbrella body of Meitei civil society outfits rejected a resolution passed by National Democratic Alliance legislators and members of warring ethnic groups took out separate rallies in their respective strongholds over divergent demands. Monday’s meeting, which was convened amid a surge in violence in the strife-torn state, produced a strongly …

Society Resolution Members Areas Nda Meitei Manipur

1 month ago

Manipur violence: Internet shutdown, ultimatum to withdraw AFSPA, delayed funerals and more

Firstpost

Violent protests over six killings prompted an indefinite curfew and internet shutdown. COCOMI has demanded military action and AFSPA withdrawal within 24 hours, while the Kuki-Zo community delayed funerals of 10 youths killed in Jiribam, awaiting post-mortem reports Violence erupted in the restive state of Manipur following the discovery of 6 dead bodies. PTI Manipur remains on high alert after …

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1 month ago

Revoke AFSPA: Manipur's appeal as violence flares up, CM's house targeted

Hindustan Times

The Manipur government has formally requested the Centre to reconsider and revoke the reimposition of the Armed Forces Act in six police station areas of the state. The ministry of home affairs had reimposed AFSPA on November 14 in areas including Sekmai PS and Lamsang PS in Imphal West, Lamlai in Imphal East, Moirang in Bishnupur, Leimakhong in Kangpokpi, and …

State Centre Manipur Imphal Imphal East

1 month ago

Manipur govt urges Centre to withdraw AFSPA

Deccan Chronicle

Imphal: The Manipur government has requested the Centre to review and withdraw AFSPA from areas falling under the jurisdiction of six police stations in the state, an official said. The Centre has reimposed the Armed Forces Act, 1958 in Manipur's six police station areas, including violence-hit Jiribam. A letter from the Joint Secretary to the Centre on Saturday, mentioned that …

Centre Manipur Jiribam

1 month ago

Manipur violence news: Centre urged to withdraw AFSPA as mob attacks CM Biren Singh, son-in-law’s house

Live Mint

Manipur violence news today: On Saturday, Manipur witnessed a dramatic escalation of violence as an enraged mob attempted to storm the private residence of Chief Minister N Biren Singh in Imphal. Manipur violence news: Protests Outside BJP Legislator's Home Protesters also assembled outside the Sagolband residence of BJP legislator RK Imo, son-in-law of Chief Minister N Biren Singh. Manipur violence …

Violence Minister Singh Manipur Afspa Security Forces Imphal

1 month ago

Manipur govt urges centre to withdraw AFSPA

India TV News

The Manipur government has formally requested the Centre to reconsider and withdraw the reimposition of the Armed Forces Act from areas under the jurisdiction of six police stations in the state. This development follows the recent notification from the Ministry of Home Affairs on November 14, 2024, reimposing AFSPA in the regions of Sekmai, Lamsang, Lamlai, Moirang, Leimakhong, and Jiribam …

State Centre Manipur Afspa

1 month ago

Manipur wants AFSPA revoked as violence flares up, Biren Singh's house targeted

India Today

As tensions soared in Manipur following the recovery of the bodies of all six missing persons, protesters targeted the houses of ministers and MLAs, ransacking their residences and setting some of them on fire. They also tried to storm the Chief Minister N Biren Singh's house as security forces responded by firing tear gas to disperse the crowd in various …

State Minister Centre Meitei Manipur Hai Imphal

1 month, 1 week ago

Manipur Govt Appeals To Centre For Withdrawal Of AFSPA From Six ‘Disturbed’ Areas

ABP News

The Manipur government has pledged the Centre to review and withdraw AFSPA from areas coming under the sovereignty of six police stations in the state, an official stated on Saturday. According to a report by news agency PTI, the Centre has reimposed the Armed Forces Act in six of Manipur’s police station areas, including Jiribam, which has been hit by …

State Centre Areas Manipur Jiribam District Jiribam Withdraw Afspa

1 month, 1 week ago

Manipur violence: MHA directs security forces to take necessary steps to restore peace, order

Hindustan Times

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday directed all the security forces in Manipur to take necessary measures to restore order and peace in the state as the situation in the past few days remained "fragile". In view of the tense situation in the state, the Centre on Thursday had reimposed the Armed Forces Act in Manipur's six police station …

Order State Pti District Areas Manipur Afspa

1 month, 1 week ago

Manipur: 3 bodies found days after 6 people were abducted in Jiribam

Hindustan Times

Silchar/Imphal: The decomposed bodies of two children, including an infant, and a woman were found near the Manipur-Assam border on Friday, officials aware of the matter said, days after six members of a family were abducted by suspected militants in Jiribam. On Tuesday, bodies of two civilians were recovered from a Jiribam village a day after security officers gunned down …

Meitei Manipur Bodies Crpf Jiribam

1 month, 1 week ago

Afspa back in parts of restive Manipur areas

Hindustan Times

The Union government on Thursday reimposed the Armed Forces Act, or Afspa, in areas under the jurisdiction of six police stations across five Manipur districts, more than a year after it was removed from these places, amid a fresh wave of violence in the state. In an official notification, the ministry of home affairs declared the regions falling under Sekmai …

Security Districts Areas Stations Meitei Kangpokpi Manipur

1 month, 1 week ago

AFSPA Reimposed in 6 Districts of Strife-Hit Manipur

Deccan Chronicle

Guwahati: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday reimposed the Armed Forces Act in six police station areas across five districts of trouble-torn Manipur, including violence-hit Jiribam, in view of the escalating violence. In a notification issued by the MHA, the ‘Disturbed Areas’ status – which was in place for all of Manipur except 19 police stations in the state’s …

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Manipur news: AFSPA reimposed in six police station areas

Live Mint

In an attempt to control violence in Manipur, the central government has reimposed the Armed Forces Act in state’s six police station areas, including Jiribam. The six police station areas where AFSPA has been reimposed are Sekmai and Lamsang in Imphal West district, Lamlai in Imphal East district, Jiribam in Jiribam district, Leimakhong in Kangpokpi and Moirang in Bishnupur. The …

Station Areas Manipur Afspa Jiribam

1 month, 1 week ago

MHA imposes AFSPA in areas under 6 police stations in Manipur after security review

Hindustan Times

IMPHAL: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday declared areas under the jurisdiction of six police stations in Manipur as “disturbed areas”, bringing these areas also under the Armed Forces Act or AFSPA, 1958. Manipur police commandos stand guard along the Imphal-Moirang road amid militant activity in Ningthoukhong town at Bishnupur district The move comes a day after the home …

District Areas Stations Manipur Afspa Mha Imphal

1 month, 1 week ago

Armed forces special powers act imposed in 5 Manipur districts

Deccan Chronicle

Amid escalating violence in Manipur, the Ministry of Home Affairs reimposed the Armed Forces Act on Thursday, extending the "Disturbed Areas" status to six police station areas across five districts, including Jiribam, a hotspot of violence. Previously, AFSPA had been suspended in 19 police stations in the relatively stable Meitei-dominated valley, but recent violence prompted this extension. AFSPA grants armed …

Jiribam

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AFSPA imposed in Manipur's six police station areas including Jiribam

India Today

The Centre has reimposed the Armed Forces Act, under which an area is declared as "disturbed" for the convenience of security forces to operate, in Manipur's six police station areas, including the violence-hit Jiribam. The police station areas where AFSPA has been reimposed are Sekmai and Lamsang in Imphal West district, Lamlai in Imphal East district, Jiribam in Jiribam district, …

Station Manipur Jiribam District

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Centre reimposes AFSPA in Manipur's 6 police station areas. What is AFSPA?

India Today

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday declared six more areas in Manipur as “disturbed areas,” bringing them under the Armed Forces Act, 1958. This act enables special powers for armed forces in regions classified as “disturbed areas” due to security concerns. The decision to declare more areas in Manipur as “disturbed” under AFSPA comes just after the home ministry …

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Centre, State Need To Work To Strike Balance Between Enforcing AFSPA And Addressing Dissent | OPINION

Manipur: Massive rally in Imphal Valley against AFSPA

Thousands take out protest march in Manipur's Imphal, demand removal of AFSPA

Thousands take out rally against AFSPA, civilian killings in Manipur's Imphal

Manipur's Imphal witnesses protests against AFSPA, killings of women, children

Manipur violence : Protestors condemn killings, demand AFSPA repeal

Manipur: Meitei organisations protest re-imposition of AFSPA as government relaxes curfew in four districts

As crisis continues, Meitei body rejects NDA resolution

Manipur violence: Internet shutdown, ultimatum to withdraw AFSPA, delayed funerals and more

Revoke AFSPA: Manipur's appeal as violence flares up, CM's house targeted

Manipur govt urges Centre to withdraw AFSPA

Manipur violence news: Centre urged to withdraw AFSPA as mob attacks CM Biren Singh, son-in-law’s house

Manipur govt urges centre to withdraw AFSPA

Manipur wants AFSPA revoked as violence flares up, Biren Singh's house targeted

Manipur Govt Appeals To Centre For Withdrawal Of AFSPA From Six ‘Disturbed’ Areas

Manipur violence: MHA directs security forces to take necessary steps to restore peace, order

Manipur: 3 bodies found days after 6 people were abducted in Jiribam

Afspa back in parts of restive Manipur areas

AFSPA Reimposed in 6 Districts of Strife-Hit Manipur

Manipur news: AFSPA reimposed in six police station areas

MHA imposes AFSPA in areas under 6 police stations in Manipur after security review

Armed forces special powers act imposed in 5 Manipur districts

AFSPA imposed in Manipur's six police station areas including Jiribam

Centre reimposes AFSPA in Manipur's 6 police station areas. What is AFSPA?