Kuki-Zo Tribal Body Demands AFSPA For Manipur’s Valley Districts
Going against the stand of Manipur government, a key Kuki-Zo civil society group has urged the Centre to extend the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) to all 13 remaining…
AFSPA Imposed In New Areas Of Manipur Amid Fresh Violence
AFSPA has been reimposed in six police station areas in ManipurImphal/New Delhi: The Centre has reimposed a law to protect security forces in hostile areas in several new locations in…
AFSPA, And When Army Enters The Realm Of Governance
(The following is an excerpt from Aditya Sondhi's Poles Apart: The Military and Democracy in India and Pakistan, being published with the permission of Penguin Random House India. The book…
AFSPA Extended In 4 Districts Of Assam For 6 Months
Under the AFSPA, an area is declared "disturbed" for the convenience of security forces.Guwahati: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA was extended in four districts of Assam for…
Government Extends AFSPA In Parts Of Nagaland, Arunachal
New Delhi: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, under which an area is declared as "disturbed" for the convenience of security forces, has been extended in eight districts in Nagaland,…