World News by Wild Rose

Families of 14 Kukis allegedly abducted by Nagas intensify protest, demand equal attention from the government to their crisis

Six Naga men, including church leaders, missing from a village in Kuki-dominated Kangpokpi district since May 13; police say the Kuki suspects are believed to be cadres of armed village volunteer groups

The secretary general of CBCNEI told journalists that the focus was on defusing the hostage crisis triggered by the killing of three Thadou church leaders on May 13

While Kuki-Zo organisations say 14 community members continue to be held hostage, Naga organisations say six of theirs are yet to be released

"Two Salesian brothers of Don Bosco, including one from Nagaland, were also released by armed groups at separate locations"

Fresh violence gripped Manipur on May 13, as suspected militants shot dead three church leaders and injured four others in Kangpokpi district, while a civilian was gunned down and his wife wounded in Noney district, officials said.

The civil society groups said that the use of drones, rocket launchers, and other military-grade weapons, along with reports that armed cadres crossed the India-Myanmar border, pointed to a well-coordinated foreign-backed assault