AFSPA

A notification dated December 8, 2021 issued by the Special Secretary (Home) Government of Manipur says “that due to violent activities of various extremist/insurgent groups, the entire State of Manipur is in such a disturbed condition that…

Conrad Sangma said that NPP has been against the imposition of AFSPA in the Northeastern states. He opined that repealing of the Act would send a strong message to the people of the region and the gesture will be able to “bridge the trust…

The committee would be chaired by the MHA Secretary for Northeast and include the Chief Secretary, and Director General of Police (DGP), Nagaland. Other members to be included in the committee are IGAR (N), and a representative from the…

Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) 1958 is not only against the constitution of the country but the very foundation of any democratic nation, NLA members argued. By Imna Lonchar, TFM Nagaland Correspondent Members of the Nagaland…

In the wake of recent Oting massacre of at least 14 civilian, Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio and Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma have already demanded that the act should be repealed TFM Desk Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh has…

Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio says the unfortunate December 4 incident at Oting Village, Mon, was a clear case of “misuse and abuse” of the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA). Former chief minister TR Zeliang says “No amount of…

Asserting that "blood and  political talks" cannot go together, the outfit maintained that the Nagas can no longer be made the laughing stock in the eyes of the world. No political talks will be meaningful under the shadow of AFSPA, it…

United Committee Manipur (UCM), North East Forum for Indigenous People (NEFIP), Manipur State Secretariat of the CPI (M), Kangleipak Kanba Lup, All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur (ANSAM), Naga Hoho, and Axom Nagarik Samaj, Assam,…

"We are shocked and surprised by the stoic silence maintained by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Manipur at this critical juncture. After all, he built his political career using the anti-AFSPA movement," the Civil Society Coalition on Human…

The student body maintained that the incident brings back horrific memories of the past where on numerous occasions the security forces massacre, torture the innocent villagers and even rape the women folk for days on end in the name of…