🧵 On 31 May, as torrential rains battered Mizoram, we found ourselves stuck in a massive landslide jam b/w Lunglei & Thenzawl. We spent 16+ anxious hrs inside our car, perched on the side of a hill, as rain & thunder pounded us through the pitch dark night.
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For the second straight year since the start of ethnic conflict in the state, not a single member of the Kuki-Zomi-Hmar community has been included in the Manipur team for the National Games. By @jon_selvaraj
https://t.co/B4UZTOKuvy
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For the first time in history, a group of Burmese Hindus are resisting against the Military regime. Instead of protecting Hindu minorities, they accuse the Indian govt of putting biz interests over democracy. My story @Article14live https://t.co/Xicrsp1JVp
@mizozeitgeist@Lal_Duhoma THE DIPR clearly mentioned that they mentioned ITLF but that it was an error on their part. Please stop twisting information,
My story for @BBC_Future on the solution employed by the indigenous communities in Arunachal and Nagaland to avoid human vs mithun conflicts, a consolidation to what they had been doing since ages: protecting mithuns and its habitat, in turn the forests.
https://t.co/0lgLitXVDR
The CYLA’s recent blockade on goods to Myanmar’s Rakhine state amid the ongoing coup has sparked controversy. This move has restricted essential supplies for many Chin civilians.📦
Join us to learn why this blockade has led to a humanitarian crisis and how it affects lives on both sides of the border in Kimi Colney's detailed report only on EastMojo: https://t.co/ecJ5otqaPC
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#Mizoram has warmly welcomed refugees from #Myanmar, yet it quietly allows the forced return of #Bangladeshi refugees. The newly established #ZPM government faces heavy criticism from the former ruling party, #MNF, for its inaction. 🤐
Discover why Bangladeshi refugees are not 'welcome' in Mizoram in @KimiColney's report: https://t.co/sIPlXDYYoZ
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@mizozeitgeist The Manipur oath taking was highlighted due to the peculiar nature of the chants, in page 3 however you will find how the Mizoram MP met the power secretary and regd their discussions.
@mizozeitgeist The Mizoram Post has four reporters in Mizoram out of which three are Mizos. They send 10-15 news reports everyday which are published. Even on this same date if you check through all the pages you will find a lot of Mizoram related news.
From this morning Myanmar refugee detainees in Manipur state, India, started changing their silent hunger strike to speak out five slogans: We are Refugees, We want to be released from here, We have family to take care of, Send us to our family, and "Release us to secure.
@BinaNepram@EastMojo@HMOIndia This report was written by me and I have made an error it should be "if FMR is scrapped." The updated version is in the website. Apologies for the grave error.