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Kuki-Zo Tribal Body Demands AFSPA For Manipur's Valley Districts
Going against the stand of Manipur government, a key Kuki-Zo civil society group has urged the Centre to extend the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) to all 13 remaining police stations in Manipur's valley districts.
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AFSPA Imposed In New Areas Of Manipur Amid Fresh Violence
The Centre has reimposed a law to protect security forces in hostile areas AFSPA in several new locations in ethnic violence-hit Manipur.
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AFSPA Extended In Manipur By 6 Months
The government on Monday extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) by another six months in Manipur excluding 19 police station areas falling under the Imphal valley and a region that shares its boundary with Assam.
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"If AFSPA Is Reimposed...": Manipur Chief Minister's Warning Amid Violence
Chief Minister N Biren Singh today said he is "highly upset" with the ongoing violence in Manipur and elements who engage in it will be held responsible for any stringent government action, including reimposition of the AFSPA.
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In Manipur, Which Votes This Month, All Parties Focus On "Remove AFSPA"
AFSPA-free Manipur. This is the battlefield slogan that every political party in Manipur is using to win support ahead of the assembly elections in the BJP-ruled state this month.
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Will Remove Controversial Act AFSPA From Manipur If We Win: Congress
The Congress in Manipur has vowed to push for "the immediate and complete removal of AFSPA" from the entire state if it is elected to power in the 2022 polls.
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"Time To Review Imposition Of AFSPA," Says Manipur Chief Minister
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has said it is time the imposition of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, or the AFSPA, in the northeastern state is reviewed but added security concerns over the state sharing borders with foreign countries should also be considered.
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Supreme Court Orders CBI Probe Into Alleged Extra-Judicial Killings In Manipur
The Supreme Court directed a probe by the CBI into the alleged extra-judicial killings by the Army, the Assam Rifles and the Manipur Police in the insurgency-hit state.
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Manipur Elections 2017: Irom Sharmila Can Bring Change In Manipur, Say Supporters
Activist Irom Sharmila's fight against Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh of the Congress in his Thoubal constituency is being closely watched in Manipur. Irom Sharmila, the feisty activist of Manipur, who recently launched her party PRAJA or the Peoples Resurgence and Justice Alliance, dropped her hat in the poll ring to take the fight against the A...
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16-Year Fast Over But Irom Sharmila Still Won't Meet Her Mother
Having broken the world's longest hunger strike yesterday, Manipur's 'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila is maintaining her resolve not to clip her nails, comb her hair, go to her house and meet her mother till AFSPA is repealed.
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World's Longest Hunger Strike To End Soon: Foreign Media On Irom Sharmila
Irom Sharmila, 43, has not eaten for years as a protest against the immunity enjoyed by the Indian military in cases of abuse in the country's conflict zones. The government has said her protest amounts to suicide and has force-fed her through a nasal tube.
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Ready To End Fast If AFPSA Is Repealed: Irom Sharmila
Manipuri rights activist Irom Sharmila today told a Delhi court that she was ready to end her fast if the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) was repealed and expressed her desire to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the issue.
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Irom Sharmila Arrested Yet Again After Resuming Her Hunger Strike
Irom Sharmila Chanu, who has been on a hunger strike since November, 2000, demanding repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was today arrested yet again after she had resumed her fast on February 29.
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Court Dismisses Attempt to Suicide Charge Against Irom Sharmila
Activist Irom Sharmila is not trying to commit suicide by her indefinite fast against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act or AFSPA, a court in Manipur's Imphal ruled today.
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Yeddyurappa's bail plea adjourned to Nov 3
Jailed former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa on Friday moved the Karnataka High Court seeking anticipatory bail in three of the five cases against him relating to alleged irregularities in denotifying lands.
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Kuki-Zo Tribal Body Demands AFSPA For Manipur's Valley Districts
Going against the stand of Manipur government, a key Kuki-Zo civil society group has urged the Centre to extend the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) to all 13 remaining police stations in Manipur's valley districts.
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AFSPA Imposed In New Areas Of Manipur Amid Fresh Violence
The Centre has reimposed a law to protect security forces in hostile areas AFSPA in several new locations in ethnic violence-hit Manipur.
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AFSPA Extended In Manipur By 6 Months
The government on Monday extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) by another six months in Manipur excluding 19 police station areas falling under the Imphal valley and a region that shares its boundary with Assam.
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"If AFSPA Is Reimposed...": Manipur Chief Minister's Warning Amid Violence
Chief Minister N Biren Singh today said he is "highly upset" with the ongoing violence in Manipur and elements who engage in it will be held responsible for any stringent government action, including reimposition of the AFSPA.
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In Manipur, Which Votes This Month, All Parties Focus On "Remove AFSPA"
AFSPA-free Manipur. This is the battlefield slogan that every political party in Manipur is using to win support ahead of the assembly elections in the BJP-ruled state this month.
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Will Remove Controversial Act AFSPA From Manipur If We Win: Congress
The Congress in Manipur has vowed to push for "the immediate and complete removal of AFSPA" from the entire state if it is elected to power in the 2022 polls.
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"Time To Review Imposition Of AFSPA," Says Manipur Chief Minister
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has said it is time the imposition of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, or the AFSPA, in the northeastern state is reviewed but added security concerns over the state sharing borders with foreign countries should also be considered.
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Supreme Court Orders CBI Probe Into Alleged Extra-Judicial Killings In Manipur
The Supreme Court directed a probe by the CBI into the alleged extra-judicial killings by the Army, the Assam Rifles and the Manipur Police in the insurgency-hit state.
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Manipur Elections 2017: Irom Sharmila Can Bring Change In Manipur, Say Supporters
Activist Irom Sharmila's fight against Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh of the Congress in his Thoubal constituency is being closely watched in Manipur. Irom Sharmila, the feisty activist of Manipur, who recently launched her party PRAJA or the Peoples Resurgence and Justice Alliance, dropped her hat in the poll ring to take the fight against the A...
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16-Year Fast Over But Irom Sharmila Still Won't Meet Her Mother
Having broken the world's longest hunger strike yesterday, Manipur's 'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila is maintaining her resolve not to clip her nails, comb her hair, go to her house and meet her mother till AFSPA is repealed.
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World's Longest Hunger Strike To End Soon: Foreign Media On Irom Sharmila
Irom Sharmila, 43, has not eaten for years as a protest against the immunity enjoyed by the Indian military in cases of abuse in the country's conflict zones. The government has said her protest amounts to suicide and has force-fed her through a nasal tube.
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Ready To End Fast If AFPSA Is Repealed: Irom Sharmila
Manipuri rights activist Irom Sharmila today told a Delhi court that she was ready to end her fast if the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) was repealed and expressed her desire to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the issue.
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Irom Sharmila Arrested Yet Again After Resuming Her Hunger Strike
Irom Sharmila Chanu, who has been on a hunger strike since November, 2000, demanding repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was today arrested yet again after she had resumed her fast on February 29.
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Court Dismisses Attempt to Suicide Charge Against Irom Sharmila
Activist Irom Sharmila is not trying to commit suicide by her indefinite fast against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act or AFSPA, a court in Manipur's Imphal ruled today.
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Yeddyurappa's bail plea adjourned to Nov 3
Jailed former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa on Friday moved the Karnataka High Court seeking anticipatory bail in three of the five cases against him relating to alleged irregularities in denotifying lands.
