January 26, 2014 by Nivedita Menon REPEAL ARMED FORCES SPECIAL POWERS ACT The Sangai Express (Imphal) reported that women from different corners of Manipur staged a demonstration on January 25, 2014 in front of the Western Kangla Gate to denounce Prime… Continue Reading →
Army Hides Behind Armed Forces Special Powers Act January 24, 2014 (New York) – An Indian [2] army court of inquiry’s dismissal of all charges against five officers for the high-profile killing of civilians in Jammu and Kashmir state demonstrates the military’s continuing… Continue Reading →
by Sonam Mittal “If you stand for nothing, you’ll fall for anything”- Alexander Hamilton Irom Shormila 1. Irom Sharmila has been on hunger strike since November 2000, surpassing other fasts undertaken by Mahatma Gandhi or Anna Hazare. M. K. Gandhi undertook 17 fasts… Continue Reading →
By Abheek Barman, ET Bureau | 17 Jan, 2014, As you read this, members of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), the largest gathering of MPs and other leaders of the party, would be settling down to chart the course for… Continue Reading →
IMPHAL, Dec 31: Accusing the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) of undermining human values of people of Manipur and the Times of India (TOI) national daily of alleged misinformation campaign, Manipuri Students’ Federation (MSF) today announced ban on functioning/publication of the… Continue Reading →
Updated: Dec 28, 2013 12:54 AM , By Arun Mohan Sukumar, The Hindu LONG-STANDING PROTEST: Prospects of the AFSPA being amended now appear bleak as parties across the ideological spectrum have backed its continuance. In this file photo, Manipur… Continue Reading →
Friday, Dec 27, 2013, 7:42 IST | Agency: DNA The Machchil fake encounter case is the exception that proves the rule; justice cannot be served when the security apparatus is above the law Pic for representational purpose. – Pratham Gokhale/DNA… Continue Reading →
December 17, 2013 ~ amnesty BY AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL INDIA TEAM Over 16,000 people have supported an Amnesty International India campaign seeking the immediate and unconditional release of human rights activist and Prisoner of Conscience Irom Chanu Sharmila. “The governments of Manipur and… Continue Reading →
IMPHAL, December 17, 2013 Iboyaima Laithangbam, The AP Amnesty International India has demanded dropping of all charges against Irom Sharmila (seen in file photo) and her immediate release. Amnesty International India has demanded dropping of all charges against Irom Sharmila and her… Continue Reading →
Barring seven Assembly constituencies within Imphal Municipal area, the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act 1958 will be extended for another year in insurgency-hit Manipur from Sunday. The Act will be enforced in all the districts of the State… Continue Reading →
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