Amy Guite

[Seimin Doungel @SeiminDoungel_]

On this day, three years ago, in the early hours of Sunday, 2 July 2023, at around 12:00 AM, the villages of Langza and Chinglangmei, predominantly inhabited by members of the Hmar and Kom tribe and located approximately 70 km southeast of Imphal, came under a brutal attack from the meiteis amid the ongoing ethnic violence.

During the attack, a Kuki-Zo Village Volunteer, Mr. David Thiek, was killed and later beheaded. Images and accounts that circulated at the time showed his severed head being publicly displayed on bamboo fence, while his remains were burned, leaving behind only few bones.

A meitei man identified as Mairembam Ramesh Mangang, who is also said to be associated with the local MLA's office as PA, was seen in widely circulated images holding David Thiek's severed head. To date, despite the existence of publicly circulated photographs, there has been no accountability against him. Such is the state of affairs in meitei Manipur.

Even at this height of bias and mistreatment among the same citizens of a state, some people outside KukiZo community, still believe in coexistence with the same people who treated us like tribal slaves and under the same government that patronized our ethnic cleansing pogrom from the state capital, who turned blind eyes of our suffering denying us any semblance of justice that is our birth right.

After years of Kuki-Zo suffering with little or no accountability, if our last remaining avenue for a peaceful political settlement, entrusted to the Suspension of Operations (SoO) groups in negotiations with the Central Government fails, even the SoO leadership leadership will not be able to guarantee the continued effectiveness of the SoO mechanism, the very framework that legally restrains the arms of Kuki-Zo groups.

It is important to note that the Kuki-Zo people have not declared any form of war against any community. Their continued pursuit has been for a peaceful and just political resolution that ensures their security, dignity and constitutional rights.
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Manipur’s NH-2 Blockade Sparks Humanitarian Crisis Amid Govt’s Shocking Inaction https://t.co/S7ojVgpOxp #Manipur #NH2Blockade #KukiZo #Naga #NortheastIndia #EthnicConflict

[The Hills Journal @HillsJournal]

The Kuki Inpi Manipur has recalled the persecution of the Kuki community during the 1990s following recent attacks on Kuki villages, the latest being the reported attack on Leikot Village under Noney district in Manipur on Thursday morning.

More: https://t.co/0mWZYUS8NK

[J Shakur @JShakurB]

🆘️I naively assumed that the massive deployment of LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, including 3 senior MPS officers & central forces "on special duty" at Namdilong were tasked with dismantling the economic blockade.
Boy, was I mistaken, from the looks of it, they were "specially deployed" to "Strengthen" & "intensity" the blockade instead.

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Suspected NSCN-IM Militants Torch Kuki Village in Fresh Violence https://t.co/qNFOw6v3sS #Manipur #Leikot #NoneyDistrict #Kuki #NSCNIM #EthnicViolence #ManipurConflict #CRPF #CoBRA

[LAMGUNBECK🦋 @Beck_Eimi]

#Maniour
Twenty-four hours,that's all it took before another Kuki village came under attack. Leikot is the latest target.
Violence repeated this quickly is not an accident,it is a pattern. How many more villages will pay the price before decisive action is taken?
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[Seimin Doungel @SeiminDoungel_]

Another day, another Kuki village being set ablaze by NSCN-IM militants. Despite the Kuki-Zo people being on the receiving end of Meitei–Kacha Naga hegemony, they continue to be conveniently portrayed by these groups as the villains, even as they see themselves as the victims.

Kuki Inpi Jiribam, Tamenglong & Noney (JTN) has strongly condemned the attack on Leikot Kuki Village in Noney District on 2 July 2026. According to the organization, heavily armed NSCN-IM militants overpowered local village volunteers, set the village ablaze and caused extensive damage. JTN described the incident as a grave act of aggression against civilians, questioned the adequacy of the government's security arrangements and urged the Central @PMOIndia and Manipur governments @YKhemchandSingh to conduct an impartial investigation, bring the perpetrators to justice, strengthen security and ensure the safety and dignity of the affected villagers.
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[Sumkawn @Sumkawn]

"The Meitei and Kuki wounds in Manipur are too deep and need to be healed separately" says former Mizoram CM Pu Zoramthanga @ZoramthangaCM in an interview with the @ShoaibDaniyal a political editor @scroll_in @PIBHomeAffairs @PMOIndia @SangmaConrad @Neiphiu_Rio @kharge @vijaita

[David 𝐊𝐮𝐤𝐢 @KipsKuki]

#Manipur
The Kuki-Zo are still waiting a concrete action from the @HMOIndia @PMOIndia against the secessionist trans nat'l terrorist group NSCN-IM which is burning our villages w/ help from int'l terrorist group like SNA.
Leikot, a Kuki vill in Noney was burned by NSCN-IM today.

[J Shakur @JShakurB]

#BreakingNews
NSCN (Muivah) Terrorists just launched another unprovoked attack on a Kuki village Leikot, evidently finding 24 hours too long a pause after burning the last one to the ground.

■I guess, When your primary targets are defenseless civilians, when the security forces are functionally ornamental, when their elected representatives are purely decorative, who sits idly by twiddling their thumbs & when the state govt tacitly greenlits your campaign of terror, the machinery of violence operates at a remarkably efficient & devastating pace.

■Under such conditions, ordinary Kukis can be forgiven for believing that if their survival depends on these political pygmies & if they must rely on these paralyzed institutions for their safety & security, they have been completely abandoned to their fate.

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[LAMGUNBECK🦋 @Beck_Eimi]

#Manipur
At dawn today,another Kuki village came under attack.
The alleged assault on Leikot Kuki Village by NSCN-IM militants is not just an attack on one community but an an attack on peace, civilian safety,and the rule of law.

Silence only emboldens violence.
The perpetrators must be brought to justice, and immediate protection must be provided to vulnerable villages.
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[Gunlien @fakebuster007]

A Humanitarian Crisis the Government Is Turning a Blind Eye To

The Government of India knows. The Government of Manipur knows. The central security forces know. The state police know. Yet the blockade continues.
https://t.co/F5Mt4WOw0E

[Mighty Warrior Kuki @Kamginthan40473]

Office of the
VILLAGE VOLUNTEER
EASTERN ZONE, KUKI-Zo-Gam

"In defence of our Ancestral land"

Ref. No. VVEZ-PR/048/07-26 Date. 01/07/2026............

PRESS STATEMENT
KUKILAND

REFUTATION OF THE NVG-EC AND PHUNGYAR MLA MISINFORMATION

We are compelled to unequivocally expose and debunk the blatant falsehoods contain in the recent press statement issued by so-called NVG-EC and Leishiyo Keishing, MLA of Phungyar Assembly Constituency in Kamjong District regarding today's developments and preceding incidents.

In our previous public disclosures, we have explicitly clarified our foundational stance: We harbour no malice, animosity, or grievance against the Naga community at large, or the Tangkhul community in particular. Our defensive operations are strictly necessitated by the ongoing campaign of ethnic cleansing targeted at the community, orchestrated and sponsored by Meitei state-backed actors.

Furthermore, our political aspiration for a Separate Administration in the form of a Union Territory with a Legislature is a distinct administrative demand that does not infringe upon or concern our neighbouring tribes.

Chronology of Provocations and Retaliations:
Despite our repeated appeals to maintain peace and stability in the Kamjong District, deliberate acts of aggression have continuously undermined our restraint.

May 6, 2026: Disregarding our calls for peace, Tangkhul militants set fire to Lanchah Kuki Village. In direct and proportional response, we retaliated by burning few Tanhkhul structures in Choro, Namlee and Wanglee.

May 12,2026: The same Tangkhul militants, in collusion with the Shanni Nationalist Army (SNA) razed Molnoi Village inside Myanmar. As this fell outside our immediate territorial jurisdiction, we abstained from intervention.

June 11, 2026: Tangkhul militants and the SNA committed a grave atrocity by burning Kultuh Kuki Village and executing two revered church leaders. Despite this profound provocation, we consciously chose non-retaliation to prevent an endless cycle of violence and to provide an opportunity for a peaceful resolution.

July 1, 2026: Overlooking our forbearance, Tangkhul militants and the Myanmar-based SNA launched another offensive, burning Phaimol Kuki village. Consequently, we executed a retaliatory strike on Konkan Thana and Shangkalok both of which historically constitute Kuki ancestral lands prior to the 1990s Kuki-NSCN (IM) conflict.

A Definitive and Uncompromising Warning:
Let it be known that our strategic forbearance has been exhausted. Every subsequent act of aggression will incur severe, swift, and commensurate. We are fully cognizant of your underlying machinations. You are attempting to manufacture a contrived, collective adversarial paradigm against the Kuki Community as afaciitate reconciliation between your fractured factions specially the NSCN-IM and the NSCN Eastern Flank. In selecting the Kuki Community as the scapegoat to achieve your internal political consolidation, you have committed a catastrophic strategic miscalculation.

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[KSO CHURACHANDPUR @KSO_CCPur]

Manipur:Kuki Inpi Jiribam,Tamenglong & Noney (JTN) expressed strong condemnation against the unprovoked attack carried out by NSCN-IM militants on Leikot Village this morning.

This is a flagrant violation of civilian safety that demands swift action from authorities.
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[KSO CHURACHANDPUR @KSO_CCPur]

Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) strongly condemned the heinous attack on Phaimol village, Kamjong District by Tangkhul-led NSCN-IM and Myanmar-based Shanni Nationalities Army (SNA) cadres.

The systematic campaign of violence and destruction against Kuki community must end !
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[ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia]

4th village in Manipur set ablaze in 2 days as Kuki-Naga faultlines continue to widen

Alisha Dutta @AlishaDutta_AD reports for ThePrint

https://t.co/V7hR4TpSCD

[Sushant Singh @SushantSin]

Kuki villages being targeted. Silence from the Modi govt.

[India Today NE @IndiaTodayNE]

The ongoing violence in #Manipur's hill districts intensified, with fresh unrest reported from #Noney district after the #Kuki Inpi #Jiribam, Tamenglong and Noney (JTN) alleged that Leikot Kuki Village was attacked and set ablaze in a pre-dawn attack.

The latest incident comes a day after the reported burning of Phaimol Kuki Village in #Kamjong district and an alleged retaliatory attack on Thana Tangkhul Village, indicating that the cycle of #violence has spread from Ukhrul, Kamjong and Kangpokpi to Noney district.

[KSO Saikul @KSO_Saikul]

The #Kuki CSO Working Committee, Kamjong, condemned the alleged burning of #Phaimol Kuki Village, urging immediate security action, accountability for perpetrators, protection of civilians, restoration of law and order, and lasting peace. @YKhemchandSingh @LokBhavManipur

[LAMGUNBECK🦋 @Beck_Eimi]

#Manipur
Kuki villages continue to be targeted, homes continue to be reduced to ashes, and innocent families continue to be displaced.These repeated attacks cannot be normalized or ignored.

Kuki Inpi Manipur has issued this press release condemning the continued burning of Kuki villages by alleged NSCN-IM and SNA militants and calling for immediate action to protect civilians,restore security, and ensure accountability.
Silence only emboldens violence.
Justice delayed is justice denied.
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