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By Anmol Alphonso A video from Indonesia showing a group of men walking away with a makeshift house with the false claim that it shows people from the Meitei community stealing a house belonging to a Kuki in Manipur. Clashes between the Meitei community and the Kuki tribe in Manipur started on May 3, 2023, leading to over several people displaced from their home, the deaths of 150 people and more than 400 sustaining injuries according to reports. In the video, a group of people carrying a structure resembling the roof and beams of a makeshift house, stumble with the structure falling on them. ...
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By Kirti Rawat For the past three months, a violent clash has persisted between the Meiteis & Kukis in Manipur. In this violence, over 150 casualties and more than 400 wounded individuals have been reported. Houses have been burnt and there have been several reports of sexual violence against women. Escaping the turmoil, more than 60,000 people have become refugees as they abandoned their homes to save themselves. The violence has also torn apart several families. During our visit to Manipur, we met Rebecca, 28 whose mother is a Kuki and father is a Meitei.
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By Ritika Jain Since the past few months, Manipur—the bowl-shaped valley in India’s north-east region—is seeing ethnic clashes between the Meitei and Kuki communities after the state high court recommended Schedule Tribe status to the former. According to Reuters, as of July 28, the violence has claimed the lives of 181 people, 300 injured, and approximately 54,488 internally displaced. However, according to a statement issued by 102 journalists with South Asian Women in Media (SAWM), there was “little reporting of Manipur by mainstream TV channels”, and the news that did come out was a tailor...
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By Anmol Alphonso An old video from March 2022 of security personnel at a polling station beating up political workers allegedly involved in vandalising Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the state assembly election is being shared with the false claim that it is a recent incident of Manipur Police beating unarmed Kuki villagers. Clashes between the Meitei community and the Kuki tribe in Manipur started May 3, 2023, with fresh violence erupting on July 26, 2023, in the North Eastern state's Moreh Bazar area, according to news reports. The role of the Manipur Police has been criticised fo...
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By Anmol Alphonso An old video from the Philippines of Jesuit priests singing the song 'You are mine' is being shared with a false claim that a choir from Manipur sang for peace as the state continues to be in the grip of ethnic clashes. The video is being shared claiming that a hymn is being sung by a Manipuri choir for peace in the state. Since May this year, Manipur has witnessed violent clashes between Kuki and Meitei communities with the death toll in the state crossing 100 with 400 injured. The video is being shared with the caption, "You Are Mine - Comforting Song by Manipur Choir." Cli...
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By Hazel Gandhi A satire post claiming that a few Kukis from Manipur who met Rahul Gandhi recently were inspired by him to give up violence and follow Mahatma Gandhi's path is viral as a real incident online. BOOM found that the tweet was made by a parody handle that merely carried the name and profile picture of the Press Trust of India (PTI), leading users to believe that the news is real. The parody account, until three days ago, carried the name 'देव' Rahul Gandhi visited Manipur on June 29 and met displaced families and victims of violence that has grappled the state for almost two months...
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By Hazel Gandhi A disturbing video showing a young woman being brutally assaulted and finally shot to death by a group of armed insurgents in Myanmar is being falsely shared as an incident from Manipur to claim that a Christian Kuki woman was assaulted by armed civilians. BOOM found that the claims are false and the video shows members of the People's Defence Force (PDF) in Myanmar executing a woman on suspicion of espionage. The 3-minute long video shows several people in armed uniforms assaulting a woman while interrogating her. The woman, who is in handcuffs, is seen begging and pleading wi...
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