Manipur Women Protest

A massive sit-in protest is being held in Manipur's Thoubal today, with hundreds of women gathering to demand the immediate and safe release of two abducted students.

An army patrol that found 11 armed men in police uniform in Manipur's Bishnupur district was surrounded by a group of women protesters after the soldiers detained the men and seized their weapons, the police said.

National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma on Monday accused the West Bengal government of stifling the voices of numerous women in Sandeshkhali during protests against alleged TMC-led atrocities.

After two days of heavy gunfights in Manipur's border town Moreh between suspected insurgents and state forces, Kuki-Zo women in Kangpokpi district have started protests against the non-withdrawal of Manipur Police commandos from Moreh.

A video purportedly showing a man being burnt in Manipur has gone viral, attracting condemnation from a tribal organisation on Monday.

A tribal women's forum Thursday staged a protest at the Jantar Mantar against the ethnic violence in Manipur, demanding a separate administration for the Kuki-Zo community.

A group of women from the Kuki-Zo community held a protest demonstration in Manipur's Kangpokpi district on Sunday against Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remark in the Parliament.

Women groups held peaceful protests across Manipur's capital Imphal today demanding the arrest of the accused in the alleged gang-rape case of a 37-year-old woman in Churachandpur.

Manipur violence: Hundreds of women carrying placards and banners held demonstrations throughout the day, demanding withdrawal of the Assam Rifles from the five valley districts -- Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal, Bishnupur, and Kakching.

Manipur violence: Meira Paibis, a collective of elderly Meitei women, will stage protests against Assam Rifles in the Imphal Valley districts from Monday onwards.

Over 1,000 women on Monday staged a protest in Manipur's Churachandpur demanding immediate removal of state police forces from Moreh town.

Amid Opposition protests over the horrifying video of a mob parading two Manipur women naked, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said he is ready for a discussion and asked why the Opposition is not cooperating.

Both houses of the Parliament have been disrupted since the start of the Monsoon Session on July 20, with loud protest by Opposition parties who are demanding a detailed discussion on the unrest in Manipur.

The incident, which comes against the backdrop of ongoing ethnic clashes in the region, also drew condemnation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Amit Shah visited Manipur last week in efforts to restore peace.

A massive sit-in protest is being held in Manipur's Thoubal today, with hundreds of women gathering to demand the immediate and safe release of two abducted students.

An army patrol that found 11 armed men in police uniform in Manipur's Bishnupur district was surrounded by a group of women protesters after the soldiers detained the men and seized their weapons, the police said.

National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma on Monday accused the West Bengal government of stifling the voices of numerous women in Sandeshkhali during protests against alleged TMC-led atrocities.

After two days of heavy gunfights in Manipur's border town Moreh between suspected insurgents and state forces, Kuki-Zo women in Kangpokpi district have started protests against the non-withdrawal of Manipur Police commandos from Moreh.

A video purportedly showing a man being burnt in Manipur has gone viral, attracting condemnation from a tribal organisation on Monday.

A tribal women's forum Thursday staged a protest at the Jantar Mantar against the ethnic violence in Manipur, demanding a separate administration for the Kuki-Zo community.

A group of women from the Kuki-Zo community held a protest demonstration in Manipur's Kangpokpi district on Sunday against Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remark in the Parliament.

Women groups held peaceful protests across Manipur's capital Imphal today demanding the arrest of the accused in the alleged gang-rape case of a 37-year-old woman in Churachandpur.

Manipur violence: Hundreds of women carrying placards and banners held demonstrations throughout the day, demanding withdrawal of the Assam Rifles from the five valley districts -- Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal, Bishnupur, and Kakching.

Manipur violence: Meira Paibis, a collective of elderly Meitei women, will stage protests against Assam Rifles in the Imphal Valley districts from Monday onwards.

Over 1,000 women on Monday staged a protest in Manipur's Churachandpur demanding immediate removal of state police forces from Moreh town.

Amid Opposition protests over the horrifying video of a mob parading two Manipur women naked, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said he is ready for a discussion and asked why the Opposition is not cooperating.

Both houses of the Parliament have been disrupted since the start of the Monsoon Session on July 20, with loud protest by Opposition parties who are demanding a detailed discussion on the unrest in Manipur.

The incident, which comes against the backdrop of ongoing ethnic clashes in the region, also drew condemnation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Amit Shah visited Manipur last week in efforts to restore peace.