The Latest Breaking News from ITLF

Manipur groups to hold events on May 3 to mark one year of ethnic conflict

Kuki-Zo and Meitei civil society groups in Manipur commemorate one year of ethnic conflict in different ways.

The Hindu · May 1, 2024

Refrain from contesting Lok Sabha election, Manipur’s Kuki-Zo tribals urged

ITLF urges Kuki-Zo people in Manipur to vote but not contest Lok Sabha election, amid ethnic violence.

The Hindu · Mar 25, 2024

Kuki-Zomi police officers appeal against transfers to Meitei areas; Manipur government says they are being promoted

Over 100 Kuki-Zomi personnel of the Manipur Police’s Manipur Rifles and Indian Reserve Battalion have approached the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum to intervene in a transfer order that posts them in Meitei-dominated areas of the State.

The Hindu · Feb 23, 2024

Directly administer our people, Manipur tribal group tells Centre

Tribal forum in Manipur appeals to the Centre to directly administer Kuki-Zo people caught in ethnic conflict.

The Hindu · Jan 27, 2024

Manipur government has submitted its authority to armed militia: ITLF

The Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum criticizes the Union and Manipur governments for allowing Arambai Tenggol, an armed militant group to control the state's politicians.

The Hindu · Jan 25, 2024

Kuki-Zo bodies oppose move to review ST status of certain tribes

Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum sees bid by Manipur’s Biren Singh government to change ST criteria to deprive Kuki-Zo tribals of their rights and land; Zomi Council Steering Committee says it will only widen existing divide

The Hindu · Jan 10, 2024

Negotiations, selecting burial sites, graves dug by hand: How 87 Kuki-Zo bodies finally came home

Before the 87 bodies of their loved ones were laid to rest in Churachandpur district in strife-torn Manipur on Wednesday, Kuki-Zo families in the hills had lost hope of ever recovering them. Most of the victims had been killed in the initial phase of ethnic violence in May.

Newslaundry · Dec 21, 2023

Tribal forum denies allegations of Supreme Court-appointed committee on Manipur

ITLF refutes SC-appointed committee's allegations of pressuring families to refuse compensation/bodies

The Hindu · Dec 6, 2023

Manipur tribal body to rally in six States for ‘separate administration’

An apex tribal organisation would hold rallies in six States on November 29 to intensify the demand for a ‘separate administration’ for the Kuki-Zo community in ethnic violence-scarred Manipur. The rallies would be organised simultaneous in New Delhi, Karnataka, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, and Tripura apart from the tribal areas of…

The Hindu · Nov 28, 2023

Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum | Seeking ‘self-governance’

ITLF formed in 2022 to tackle issues of Kuki-Zomi-Hmar-Mizo tribal communities. It seeks self-rule within India's Constitution, in response to killings, displacement, and distrust of Manipur govt. It's spokesperson, Mr. Vualzong, launched RPZI in 2020 to study and correct distorted history of Zo family.

The Hindu · Nov 18, 2023