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The Mothers of Manipur by Teresa Rehman, Edition 2017
July 15, 2004, Imphal (Manipur): An amazing scene unfolds in front of Kangla Fort, the headquarters of the Assam Rifles, a unit of the Indian army. Soldiers and officers watch aghast as twelve women, all in their sixties and seventies, position themselves in front of the gates and then, one by one, strip themselves naked. The imas, the mothers of Manipur, are in a cold fury, protesting the custodial rape and murder, by the army, of Thangjam Manorama, a 32-year-old woman suspected of being a militant. The women hold aloft banners and shout,
- Author:Teresa Rehman
- Binding Type:Paper Back
- ISBN:9789384757762
- Total Pages:196
- Publishing Year:2017
- Language:English