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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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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?

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?

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 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

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
Indien Welle der Gewalt in Manipur

Violence displaces thousands in India's Manipur state

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

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
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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