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, by NT
A horrific video of two women of Kuki-Zo ethnicity being paraded naked and sexually assaulted by a mob of men in the north eastern Indian state of Manipur went viral this month, attracting global media attention.
Violence erupted in May between the majority Meitei ethnic group — who are (…)
, by GOSWAMI Madhusree
Five security personnel were injured in a mob attack at the office of Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma in Tura on Monday, 24 July.
The chief minister, who was unharmed in the attack, was holding a meeting with representatives of the two protesting organisations – Achik Conscious (…)
, by ZAMAN Rokibuz
Nilim Mahanta and Ebo Mili were arrested for painting ‘No More Dams’ on a wall of Arunachal’s civil secretariat building.
“Art can be an effective way of protest but it has to be created in the right place,” said graphic artist Nilim Mahanta.
Late last month, he had painted the message “No (…)
, by Collective / Multiple signers
It is with great concern and anguish we note that mosques and members of the Muslim community and their houses were attacked in different areas in Tripura. This is said to be retaliation for the unfortunate attacks on the Puja Pandals and on members of Hindu Community in Bangladesh during the (…)
, by DONTHI Praveen
The deadly eviction drive by Indian police forces in Assam on September 24, 2021 left 1300 families displaced, and led to the heinous public execution of an Indian citizen Moinul Haque, which was captured on video. In this prescient article from the May 2021 issue of the Caravan magazine, (…)
, by CHHAKCHHUAK Linda
On November 8, Agnes Kharshiing and Amita Sangma were brutally attacked by a gang in the Sohshrieh area of Meghalaya’s East Jaintia hills. Kharshiing, a well-known activist, and her colleague Sangma were visiting to verify information they had received – that coal had been mined illegally and (…)
, by Radical Socialist (India)
The publication of the draft National Register of Citizens in Assam has been a major political gain for the BJP and its agenda of politically dividing the oppressed and exploited on the basis of religious identities, in this case by harnessing it to linguistic ethnic identity strife.
The (…)
, by PISHAROTY Sangeeta Barooah
In his new book, ’Strangers No More’ Sanjoy Hazarika takes a deep look at all the Northeastern states and finds that 20 years down the line, the core issues remain the same.
New Delhi: Books on Northeast India are few, well-researched ones are fewer.
Over two decades after he filled this (…)
, by RANA Kumar
The Left in Tripura lacked the political imagination to build a strategy against the BJP’s campaign. Worse, it did not develop the political conversations required to alleviate social tensions.
Of course the Communist Party of India (Marxist) will not bend. It has not been routed, it will (…)
, by GUPTA Monobina
After 25 years in power, the Communists have lost the Tripura state election to the Hindu nationalist BJP. For a party so adept at painting slogans, the failure of CPI(M) leaders to read the writing on the wall has cost it dearly.
It’s not that the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is (…)
, by PISHAROTY Sangeeta Barooah
One of India’s poorest states, Nagaland has almost no industry and a long-running armed rebellion. The state budget heavily depends on central government subsidies and military spending. Most residents are very poor. But the proportion of millionaires among election candidates has risen from 27% (…)
, by Karwan e Mohabbat
In its first port of call, Karwan e Mohabbat found a state of dread and despair..
Karwan e Mohabbat began its journey of solidarity, atonement and conscience from Assam on September 4. There, we met four families, each still weighed down by the heaviest of burdens any parent can be called (…)
, by AHRC
What was witnessed in Assam is just not communal violence, but opportunities made available to be misused by anti-state elements, for which the State Government of Assam and the Central Government in New Delhi must account for. Pointing fingers exclusively at the Muslims living in Assam, as (…)
, by TRIPATHI V.K.
The ethnic violence between Bodos and Muslims in Bodo territorial region of Assam is a national calamity. It has taken a toll of 65 innocent lives (besides the scores of people missing) and rendered 4 lakh homeless. The first priority of sane polity and responsible government is to restore the (…)
, by BARUAH Sanjib
What North-east India needs is a change in the way of thinking that will integrate international and domestic politics, writes Sanjib Baruah.
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Under watch
The phrase ’North-east India’ entered the Indian lexicon only in 1971. Until 2003, the phrase referred to the seven states, (…)
, by AHRC
Amidst claims and counter claims related to the recent militant attack on the Indian Army, as well as a retaliatory strike against militant groups by the Indian Army, lives have been lost in Manipur. The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) condemns the use of force with impunity by state and (…)
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