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A landscape view of a mountain town in the Ukhrul district of Manipur, a state in northeastern India
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Manipur

Bordering Myanmar in India's northeast, Manipur is home to various ethnic communities. The hilly state has witnessed ethnic violence recently between its mostly Hindu Meitei majority and largely Christian Kuki minority.

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A police officer fires a tear smoke shell to disperse demonstrators during a protest march by the students demanding an end to the latest spurt of ethnic violence, in Imphal, Manipur, India, September 10, 2024

Manipur: What's behind India's failure to bring peace?

Rights groups criticize the Indian government for not being able to bring the warring communities together.
ConflictsSeptember 14, 2024
Whatsapp privacy policy terms message flashes on a mobile phone screen in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir India on 12 January 2021

Indian state shuts down Manipur internet, imposes curfew

The curfew and cut to internet access follow anti-government protests by hundreds of students
PoliticsSeptember 10, 2024
An armed soldier wields a gun atop a sandbag in Manipur

India: How a year of ethnic violence changed Manipur

The distrust between Christian Kuki and Hindu Meitei runs deep as armed militias swarm the state of Manipur.
ConflictsMay 13, 2024
File Photo: Security forces personnel stand guard and block a road in August 2023

India: Manipur police open fire at 'mob,' deaths reported

Security forces in Manipur say the used tear gas before firing live rounds at people triying to storm a police compound.
ConflictsFebruary 16, 2024
The logo of the ethnic rebel group Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) on a member's uniform

Myanmar's rebel offensive: How worried should India be?

A Myanmar rebel offensive has led to growing concerns about a spillover of tensions into India's northeast.
ConflictsNovember 21, 2023
Security forces stand guard and block a road in the Bishnupur district of Manipur, India

India: Has violence pushed Manipur to a breaking point?

Tribal clashes have plunged India's northeastern Manipur state into what many experts have described as a civil war.
SocietyOctober 10, 2023
Ngangom Bala Devi working with young female footballers

Manipur violence threatens women’s football status

Manipur has long dominated women's football in India, but that success has been jeopardized by violent outbreaks.
SoccerSeptember 4, 2023
A protester in Manipur yells and gestures

India: Manipur violence deepens distrust between communities

The largely Christian Kuki community wants a "separate administration" for districts where they make up the majority.
ConflictsAugust 30, 2023
A church destroyed during fighting between anti-junta groups and Myanmar’s military in Thantlang, Myanmar

Staying alive

A rare glimpse into the lives of people in Myanmar's Chin state, over two and a half years after the military coup.
Human RightsAugust 30, 202330:00 min
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Leveling the Playing Field

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SportsAugust 18, 202312:36 min
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the opening day of the monsoon session of Parliament, New Delhi, July 20

India: Modi government beats no-confidence vote over Manipur

India's opposition has accused the Modi government of not doing enough to stop violent unrest plaguing Manipur.
PoliticsAugust 10, 2023
Indien Welle der Gewalt in Manipur

Violence displaces thousands in India's Manipur state

Relief camps have filled with women and children who tell harrowing stories of violence and death.
ConflictsAugust 10, 202302:20 min
The media office of the Kuki community in Kangpokpi, India

India: Biased media coverage compounds Manipur's woes

A deepening divide among Meitei and Kuki communities in India's Manipur state has journalists walking on eggshells.
MediaAugust 9, 2023
Members of the Zo-Kuki Student Federation spray their demand for a separate administration onto the wall of a hospital.

India's Manipur conflict fuels demands for separate state

Clashes between Manipur's Kuki minority and Meitei majority has prompted Kuki demands for a separate state within India.
SocietyAugust 8, 202303:34 min
Indien Manipur Gewalt gegen Minderheiten

What's driving the conflict in Manipur?

DW speaks to journalist Tora Agarwala, who visited Manipur in July.
ConflictsAugust 2, 202307:29 min
Visitors look at a shrine with a large slogan that reads 'Wall of Remembrance' in Churachandpur, India

India: Rape used as weapon amid Manipur violence

The clashes between Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur escalated into a series of horrific crimes against women.
ConflictsAugust 2, 2023
man armed with a shotgun patrols part of the border that divides the Metei and Kuki communities in the northern Indian state of Manipur.

Ethnic violence flares in India's Manipur state

DW's Adil Bhat traveled to Manipur to see what's driving the conflict between the Metei and Kuki communities.
ConflictsJuly 25, 202303:14 min
Activists of the Tamil Nadu Youth Congress take part in a demonstration against ongoing ethnic violence in India's north-eastern state of Manipur

India: Further reports of sexual violence emerge in Manipur

Following the sexual assault of two women in Manipur state, more cases of alleged rape and murder have been made public.
CrimeJuly 23, 2023
Manipur - Proteste

India: Women set house of Manipur sex assault suspect ablaze

Women in Manipur have set fire to the house of a man allegedly involved in a sexual assault case
Human RightsJuly 22, 202302:20 min
Female activists take part in a demonstration against ongoing ethnic violence in India's Manipur

India: Mob burns suspect's house over naked women video

After the video of rape victims surfaced in Manipur, a group of women reportedly found the home of one of the suspects.
CrimeJuly 21, 2023
Women holding Indian national and United Nations' flags take part in a demonstation demanding for the restoration of peace in Manipur state

India's Modi says Manipur violence 'can never be forgiven'

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the incident "shameful" and called for the safety of women.
CrimeJuly 20, 2023
A chain of women protesters holding torches at a protest in Manipur

India: Manipur women rise against ethnic violence

Women are challenging the government and security forces in India's Manipur as deadly unrest sweeps across the state.
SocietyJuly 10, 2023
People offer condolence as they gather around the body of a man killed in a violence between ethnic groups in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur on June 29, 2023.

India: Ethnic violence in Manipur shows no sign of ending

Violence in India's state of Manipur has continued despite internet shutdowns and a heavy security presence.
SocietyJuly 3, 202302:00 min
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi leaves after the Congress Central Election Committee

India: Rahul Gandhi stopped by police in Manipur

Police warned that the highway Gandhi's convoy was traveling along was at risk of a grenade attack.
ConflictsJune 29, 2023
Soldiers stand in formation

India struggles with quelling ethnic clashes in Manipur

Indian civil society groups have blamed the BJP government for mismanaging the crisis.
ConflictsJune 28, 2023
Security forces patrol the area where the violence first started in Torbung

India: Manipur's tribal violence divides communities

Tribal violence in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur has flared up again after a brief hiatus.
PoliticsJune 8, 2023
The violence between majority Meitis and minority Kukis threatens to awaken a separatist movement.

Ethnic violence grips India's Manipur state

The violence between majority Meitis and minority Kukis threatens to awaken a separatist movement.
ConflictsJune 8, 202303:14 min
Violence in Manipur, India

Tribal violence in India's Manipur state

Violence between the Christian Kuki and Hindu Meitie ethnic groups has displaced thousands.
ConflictsJune 1, 202303:33 min
Indian Army servicemen patrol during a rescue operation following ethnic violence in the region

Indian forces kill dozens of insurgents in Manipur

Troops were deployed to the northeastern region of Manipur to quell clashes between tribal communities.
PoliticsMay 28, 2023
A scooterist rides past a damaged water tanker that was set afire during a protest by tribal groups in Churachandpur in the northeastern state of Manipur

India: What's behind ethnic violence in Manipur state?

The fighting erupted due to disagreements over access to educational, employment and other economic benefits.
ConflictsMay 9, 2023
A Manipuri woman reads a newspaper at the Ima market

'Chinese-looking' Indians targeted in racist attacks

As a coronavirus lockdown continues, there are reports of attacks against people from Indian states that border China.
SocietyMarch 30, 2020
Screenshot of a tweet by Mumbair Police showing Gambhir reunited with his family

Viral video reunites Indian man with family after 40 years

The man's family recognized him in a Youtube video that showed him singing a popular Bollywood song for money in Mumbai.
Digital WorldApril 20, 2018
Irom Chanu Sharmila licks honey from her finger - the first food she has eaten in 16 years.

World's longest hunger strike ends after 16 years

The woman known as India’s "Iron Lady" began her strike in 2000 to protest an overbearing security law in Manipur state.
August 9, 2016
Sharmila Chanu Iron Lady Manipur Menschenrechtlerin

India's 'Iron Lady' to end hunger strike

Irom Sharmila wants to enter politics to finally repeal a law that gives immunity to troops in insurgency-marred areas.
August 8, 2016
Indien Erdbeeben in Siliguri

Northeast India rocked by quake

At least six people have been killed in a 6.7 magnitude earthquake in northeast India, near the border with Myanmar.
January 4, 2016
Indian soldiers TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images

Deadly rebel attack on Indian soldiers

Heavily armed rebels have killed at least 21 Indian army soldiers in an ambush in Manipur state.
June 4, 2015
Portrait of Akhu Chingangbam

Singing his frustrations

Akhu Chingangbam grew up in Imphal, the capital of India's northeastern state of Manipur, a region which has been plagued by decades of violence. His response: writing songs which express his frustration.
CultureSeptember 5, 201407:10 min
India' s Irom Sharmila, who has been on a hunger strike for 12 years to protest an Indian law that suspends many human rights protections in areas of conflict, speaks during a press conference, in New Delhi, India, Monday, March 4, 2013 (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)

India's 'Iron Lady' 're-arrested'

Indian activist Irom Sharmila has been re-arrested two days after she was released on a court order.
August 22, 2014
Irom Sharmila

Indian hunger striker to be freed

An Indian court has ordered the release of human rights activist Irom Sharmila, who has been on a hunger strike for the last 14 years. She was protesting rights abuses in the eastern Indian state of Manipur.
August 19, 2014
Bildergalerie Manipur und Mizoram Indien Nachkommen verlorene Sippe Juden

The quest of India's 'lost Jewish tribe'

India's Bnei Menashe people claim descent from one of the lost Israeli tribes.
January 31, 20147 images
Indian Paramilitary forces detain Maoist supporters and take them away from their hiding place in the village of Dohijuri (EPA/KAUSHIK SARKHEL dpa)

Childhood in camouflage

A report claims the Indian government should do more to address the issue of child soldiers.
May 9, 2013
Irom Sharmila, who has been on a hunger strike for 12 years to protest an Indian law that suspends many human rights protections in areas of conflict, speaks during a press conference, in New Delhi, India, Monday, March 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)

Right vs. wrong

The world's longest hunger striker Irom Sharmila refuses to plead guilty to attempted suicide.
March 6, 2013

Gecko trafficking

Indian geckos face extinction as they are caught and trafficked to many Southeast Asian states.
October 24, 2012

India's neglected state

Government's neglect has forced north-eastern Indians to look towards other countries.
April 20, 2012
Naga separatist leader T. Muivah with the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, in New Delhi in March 2010

Naga rebels lift blockade of Manipur

In India, Naga rebels have lifted their two-month blockade of the north-eastern state of Manipur.
June 15, 2010