Anyone seen this?Happening in
#Manipur
NE India 🇮🇳 since 3 May 2023.Worrying images circulating past 24 hrs show how “heavily armed,” ppl dressed in “military fatigues”& openly march in public spaces.This
#Manipur
has NEVER seen before
@PMOIndia
@SangmaConrad
Protests also in Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim & Tripura, so why are our struggles
#Excluded
in the map?Just because the “National” TV & media don’t reach us here?
@rahulkanwal
@nramind
@the_hindu
@suhasinih
My home
#Manipur
is burning-in the valley & in our hills for past 48 hours non-stop.Several homes, shops,places of workshop been attacked,burnt.Till now violence has not stopped.We call upon Govt India & Manipur to stop violence right now
@PMOIndia
@KirenRijiju
Manipuri Women beaten up brutally by security forces today in
#Pallel
#Manipur
several hospitalized. Women said that there were fired at, beaten on their head,torso brutally. Help sought to take care of many wounded
@India_NHRC
@smritiirani
@MinistryWCD
The last look of 17 year old girl student
#Linthoingambi
belonging to
#Meitei
#Indigenous
community before she was executed brutally.Her last gaze seen by all will forever be etched in hearts & minds of 3.2 million Manipuris.She lives in our hearts forever🕯️🌿
@PMOIndia
Parents of two
#Indigenous
students belonging to
#meitei
community who were brutally killed in the current ethnic conflict speaks to
@NDTV
Asks “What wrong have they done?” The “weaponization of identities” during the conflict has led to several lives lost
Govt of
#India
&
#Manipur
be both held accountable for every death that has occurred
#ManipurViolence
,for every sexual assault & attack on women’s bodies happening since 3 May.This is unacceptable.Those in charge must take moral responsibility & RESIGN !
Funeral Ceremony of
#Indigenous
#Meitei
youth brutally killed in
#LeithouMassacre
#Manipur
held at 3.30 am,5 Dec.Thousands lined streets in cold night with candles & traditional Manipuri pena musical instrument played to pay final respects to departed souls
@UNOSAPG
“No More Atrocities to Women,”“Territorial Boundary of Manipur Must Not Be Destroyed.” “Down with Narco-Terrorism” “Long Live Manipur” were some slogans raised by thousands of protesters in one of biggest rallies held today in
#Imphal
at the backdrop of
#ManipurViolence
@UNODC
#Manipur
has become the land of flames 🔥 Who, Why & What are the conditions that made this happen be thoroughly investigated. 3.3 million
#lndigenous
peoples belonging to 39 communities coexist for centuries.The perpetrators of
#ManipurViolence
be identified & held accountable.
The Manipur government on Monday confirms that two
#Indigenous
#Meitei
students who had gone missing in July
#ManipurViolence
have been murdered & investigation of the case has been transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation:Via
@scroll_in
More than 120 people have been injured in Imphal today when security forces cracked down on protesters, mostly students.
This is the X-Ray of a student’s skull who was shot at with a pellet gun.
#Manipur
NIA today arrested Seiminlun Gangte from
#churachandpur
in a case related to a transnational conspiracy by
#Myanmar
and
#Bangladesh
based leadership of
#terror
outfits to wage war against the Govt. of India by exploiting the current ethnic unrest in the State of
#Manipur
. The
#Manipur
has as nearly 40% of its population below
#poverty
line, making it one
#poorest
states & has second-highest
#unemployment
rate in entire NE states.Let this sink in & Q, “WHO & WHERE is money for buying weapons,bullets,drones,sniper rifles,AK 47s,M16s etc coming from?”
In
#ManipurViolence
hundreds of lives tragically lost-In a conflict “engineered”by those close to guns,drugs,political power with cross border linkages,many lost loved ones.This list compiled by
#Meitei
community.Heartbreaking to see pain of people.May wars end soon 🌿🕯️🙏🏽
#RIP
Hearty Congratulations 🎉
@linlaish
@RandeepHooda
on your beautiful wedding in
#Langthabal
, Imphal
#Manipur
.You both took traditional age-old Indigenous Manipuri
#wedding
ceremony to a truly national consciousness.Stay blessed.Stay happy-Photo cc FB Wangkheiphee
Cycle of violence that has defined
#Manipur
a beautiful multi-ethnic, multi-religious & multi-cultural state home to 3.2 million Indigenous peoples must end.Good governance, building a diverse,inclusive state & protection of borders need of hour to stop crisis.This is from today
Kudos!Hope one day Bono &
#World
also realised immense bravery & heroism done by the BRAVE Mothers of Manipur, Nagas etc in Northeast India in decades struggle against militarization,repression, oppression that existed last 71 years
@kramdas
@karunanundy
@RanaAyyub
@kunalkamra88
Feeling of pride kicked in hard when Bono featured
@RanaAyyub
,
@karunanundy
& the late Gauri Lankesh as SHEROES in the Joshua Tree concert today in Mumbai, I was so overwhelmed didn’t even manage to get a picture!
However this moment will be engraved in my memory forever!!!
Manipur’s grief now shared by the country. Hope it awakens people up, help seriously restore peace, justice and enable 3.2 million citizens to live in peace ☮️ and get the justice they deserve.
In 2021,
@UN
Sec Gen
@antonioguterres
asked Indian Govt to end the use of shotgun
#pellets
against children.The use of excessive forces and pellet guns on
#students
in
#Manipur
on 27 Sept must immediately stop.This is an indiscriminate weapon & violation of human rights
@UNICEF
#Manipur
| Dr. Palin Khundongbam of Shija Hospital confirms exclusively to Mojo Story that few of the students he is treating have pellet injuries, with one of them semi-conscious in a life-threatening condition.
Watch full conversation with
@bdutt
here:
At least 13 people have been killed in
#Manipur
in Northeast India. The bodies were found with multiple bullet wounds on Monday in a village in
#Tengnoupal
district-No law of warfare been followed &
#atrocities
committed since conflict erupted 3rd May 2023
Terror on
#Indigenous
peoples lives & lands repeatedly unleashed by those who have access to guns,drugs & other illegal economy who in turn buy political power must stop🛑✋🏽not just in
#Manipur
but across
#India
&
#world
.This not the
#democracy
or world we deserve
#GlobalVigil
Manipur Today : Continues violation of rights in
#Manipur
,wonton display of weapons by militants dressed in battle fatigues,
#atrocities
committed on children,women,students,elderly,shutting of internet for 5 months and
#disinformation
campaign
Days after internet services were restored in
#Manipur
, photos of the bodies of two
#Meitei
students surfaced online. |
@wannabhistorian
& Borun Thokchom
Massive demonstrations by students in valley areas of Manipur demanding justice for the two Meitei students, who were 'killed' by suspected Kuki militants.
Security personnel have been accused of using excessive force against protesting students.
#Manipur
#ManipurGovt
“Environmental Violence”is a term that
@UN
recognized where harm seen done to environment in a planet where war is continuously waged-Authorities must find how “heavy fuel” suddenly flowed down
#Manipur
rivers channels amidst a 9 month old conflict & help mitigate to stop damage.
#WATCH
: In
#Manipur
, a significant environmental concern has arisen due to a 'heavy fuel' leak from the Leimakhong power station in the
#Imphal
West district.
The leakage, which occurred on the night of January 10, has led to the contamination of nearby streams that are vital
After 7 months violent conflict, heartwarming to see a Manipuri Wedding-of Lin Laishram & Randeep Hooda.Based on
#Indigenous
rituals & wearing traditional Manipuri attire, couple got married today in Imphal.Not War but Love,Life,Light fill days to come for 3.3 million Manipuris.
Dear
@Spearcorps
Mothers of
#Manipur
have always maintained peace in state for a long time.They too have lost their children/want war to end-To target them here on
@Twitter
not right.Rather have courage & work with “Mothers of both communities” to bring peace ☮️
@sardesairajdeep
Women activists in
#Manipur
are deliberately blocking routes and interfering in Operations of Security Forces. Such unwarranted interference is detrimental to the timely response by Security Forces during critical situations to save lives and property.
🔴 Indian Army appeals to
How people are surviving on margins of entrenched conflict
#Manipur
.Meet Laishram Ningol Mema, 87 yr old
#widow
sits on roadside selling meager vegetables to earn livelihood. Many struggle to live in the state while “engineered wars” go on non-stop
#EndWars
photo cc paomi post
#Historic
former Asiatic Nation State of
#Manipur
literally translated as “Land of Jewels” “merged”with Union of India 🇮🇳 in 1949.The controversial merger led to
#ArmedConflict
& Manipur’s biggest group
#UNLF
formed in 1964-One of its factions UNLF-P today signed
#PeaceAgreement
#WATCH
| Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweets, "A historic milestone achieved!!! Modi govt’s relentless efforts to establish permanent peace in the Northeast have added a new chapter of fulfilment as the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) signed a peace agreement, today in
Earlier JNU was seen as the place for preparing for Indian civil service, now its law making. 4 formerly of
#JNU
in the
#Kerala
Assembly now - Mathew Kuzhalnadan, Roji M John, R Bindu, and Muhammed Muhsin!” Courtesy Divya Balan FB
@amitabhmattoo
@HappymonJacob
Manipur has nearly 40% population living below
#poverty
line,making it one of the poorest states in India. ASK then WHO is supplying and WHERE resources for buying ARMS & AMMUNITIONS continuously coming from used in conflict for for the past 9 months?
Dear Law Minister
@KirenRijiju
when done with Bamboo Shoots, please facilitate URGENTLY work with Northeast MPs & Women Groups NE region to form a “Truth and Reconciliation Commission” before the
#ManipurBurning
spread across the entire region. Situation still volatile
@Jarjum28
Fresh Bamboo shoots sent all the way from Arunachal Pradesh. Very healthy and precious so I am preparing myself.
All the visitors who come to Arunachal Pradesh may please try some Bamboo shoot dishes.
Artists see hope,togetherness,love, understanding.Isn’t this how we want the world to be?Manipuri painter Meena Laishram paints 2 children - one wearing handwoven
#Kuki
sarong & another wearing
#Meitei
phanek
#HappyIndependenceDay
🇮🇳 May you bloom as Land of Unity in Diversity
Northeast
#India
🇮🇳 continues to be on boil once again as 2,000
#Myanmar
🇲🇲 nationals cross over to
#Mizoram
following fighting between Myanmar military & militias.
#IndoBurma
region home to 100 million people continue to be in turmoil for the past 70+ years with no end in sight
JUST IN | More than 2,000
#Myanmar
nationals cross over to
#Mizoram
, mostly in
#Champhai
district following heavy fighting between the
#Myanmar
armed forces and pro-democracy militias close to the border; Mizoram already housing 30,000+ refugees from Myanmar, reports
@rahconteur
Tonight people will not sleep as Northeast Region of India, home to 272 indigenous communities keeps
#VIGIL
continuously to non-violent protests against controversial,communal
#CitizenshipAmendmentBill
that BJP Govt attempting to pass 9 Dec.Bill violates our rights
#ScrapTheBill
#Journalists
missing in
#Manipur
Conflict-The two journalists of local media in
#Manipur
are Atom Samarendra Singh (47) & Yumkhaibam Kirankumar Singh (48) among 27 women/children also missing in
#ManipurViolence
that erupted on 3 May 2023
@CPJAsia
Day 25
#ManipurViolence
Several distress calls through night from Sugnu,Serou,Napat Khun & Tangzing areas of
#Manipur
as hundreds ran for safety as several homes burnt/shots fired by militants around 2 am Saturday.Govt has failed to protect citizens.Time 4
@UNPeacekeeping
?
Hundreds of thousands of students in
#Manipur
& across Northeast India lights hundreds of thousands of candles 🕯️🌿 non-stop for the past days remembering the two students whose lives were tragically lost in
#ManipurViolence
Let the light and warmth of these candles help heal all
All happening within 48 hours at
#Kangla
seat of ancient Manipur king’s coronation site in heart of Imphal. First on 24-1-24 when all elected representatives from valley areas were “summoned” & on 26-1-24 when 75th
#RepublicDay
was observed peacefully
#WhatsHappeninginManipur
STOP 🛑✋🏽FAKE DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN TARGETING WOMEN OF MANIPUR : Of late, women targeted to malign as this one below.I have also been personally targeted.Request all to be alert against fake news.We will file case
@India_NHRC
@accessnow
@UNHumanRights
Glad that Her Excellency,Governor Manipur went to homes of students
#LinthoingambiandHemanjit
who were brutally killed to offer condolences & console the bereaved families. Humanity is the need of the hour for ensuring peace & healing in
#Manipur
🌿🤍🕯️
@PMOIndia
@RajBhavManipur
Hon'ble Governor, Ms.
@AnusuiyaUikey
, visited the homes of two students, Hijam Linthoingambi (17) and Phijam Hemanjit (20) today who were sadly presumed killed after their photos circulated on social media. She comforted the grieving parents and provided water to fasting mothers.