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AFSPA Reimposed in 6 Districts of Strife-Hit 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 …

Act Areas Manipur Jiribam
Manipur government extends AFSPA in hill districts for 6 months
1 year, 2 months ago

Manipur government extends AFSPA in hill districts for 6 months

The Hindu  

The Manipur government on Wednesday extended the imposition of the Armed Forces Act in the whole State — except in the jurisdiction of 19 police stations in seven districts of the Imphal Valley — for another six months. The National Investigation Agency registered a suo-motu case on July 19 to investigate a transnational conspiracy by the Myanmar-based leadership of these …

State Status Area Manipur Afspa Notification Disturbed
Kuki groups protest killing, demand re-imposition of AFSPA in parts of Manipur
1 year, 4 months ago

Kuki groups protest killing, demand re-imposition of AFSPA in parts of Manipur

Hindustan Times  

The killing of three Kuki village patrol guards by armed miscreants in the Ukhrul district of violence-hit Manipur on Friday has led to protests by members of the community and demands for the reimposition of the contentious Armed Forces Act in all parts of the northeastern state from where it was removed earlier. Alleging blockade of essential goods being prevented …

Districts State District Meitei Kangpokpi Manipur Ukhrul
Assam CM hints on AFSPA removal; says some ’positive development’ expected
2 years, 11 months ago

Assam CM hints on AFSPA removal; says some ’positive development’ expected

Live Mint  

Some positive development regarding Armed Forces Act is expected during the year, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday without divulging any specific time frame. He further noted that, militancy was on the wane in the state, with all tribal militant groups already coming forward for talks though the demand for discussion on ‘sovereignty’ remained the main hurdle …

Afspa Ulfa Cm Hints
Reduce Areas Under AFSPA, Civil Society Groups Say Even as Defence Officials Hail Ops Under It
2 years, 11 months ago

Reduce Areas Under AFSPA, Civil Society Groups Say Even as Defence Officials Hail Ops Under It

News 18  

Armed Forces Special Powers Act has led to successful operations in the northeastern states in the last three years, leading to the surrender of several insurgents and recovery of weapons and narcotics worth crores of rupees, security and defence officers have told News18, even as civil society experts say the Act should be fully repealed or at least the territories …

India Security Civil Committee Act Sit Manipur
Repeal AFSPA, apologise for Mon killings: Nagaland Assembly
3 years ago

Repeal AFSPA, apologise for Mon killings: Nagaland Assembly

The Hindu  

The Nagaland Assembly has demanded the repeal of the contentious Armed Forces Act from the State and elsewhere in the northeast and an apology from the “appropriate authority” for the botched Army operation that led to the death of 14 civilians in Mon district’s Oting a fortnight ago. The Assembly condemned the massacre of 13 people by the “21 Para …

House Naga Repeal Afspa Konyak Union
Come together against AFSPA, students’ body tells all Northeast CMs
3 years ago

Come together against AFSPA, students’ body tells all Northeast CMs

The Hindu  

The North East Students’ Organisation and groups affiliated to it asked all the Chief Ministers of the region to come together against the Armed Forces Act of 1958 that gives sweeping powers to the armed forces. It appealed to the Chief Ministers during a protest staged across the Northeast on Thursday against the killing of 14 civilians in Nagaland’s Mon …

Northeast Neso Nagaland
AFSPA drags poll-bound Assam despite militancy decline in last 5 years
3 years, 9 months ago

AFSPA drags poll-bound Assam despite militancy decline in last 5 years

India Today  

On 24 February 2021, one month before the Assam Assembly election, Governor Jagdish Mukhi declared Assam a ‘disturbed area’. More militants in the state surrendered in the last two years than they did in the previous 12 years taken together. Nearly 1,040 militants from five different militant groups surrendered arms to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in Guwahati last month. …

Assam State Militants Surrendered Arms