A human rights organisation has done something that rarely happens in Arunachal Pradesh’s development debates — it has openly sided with the people over the project. The Human Rights of Arunachal (HRA) on Thursday threw its weight behind the ongoing protests against the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), calling on the state government to … Read more
When the Central Bureau of Investigation registered a case against Arunachal Pradesh lawyer and environmental activist Bhanu Tatak last month, many expected the community she had spent years defending to stay quiet. They were wrong. The Siang Indigenous Farmers’ Forum Youth Wing (SIFFYW) came out swinging on September 16, issuing a sharp condemnation of the … Read more
Bhanu Tatak has spent years fighting to protect Arunachal’s rivers. Now, the Central Bureau of Investigation has come knocking — and the charges couldn’t be more loaded. It isn’t every day that an environmental activist ends up in the CBI’s crosshairs. But for Bhanu Tatak — lawyer, activist, and one of the most vocal voices … Read more
When armed forces roll into your village not during a conflict, but during a survey — you have to ask whose development this really is. That’s essentially the question the Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) is raising after the state government deployed a heavy presence of central armed police forces and other security personnel in … Read more
When the Vice President of India visits your state, you’d expect the principal opposition party to at least get a seat at the table. That didn’t happen in Arunachal Pradesh — and the Congress is furious about it. The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) came out swinging on September 9, publicly protesting what it called … Read more
There’s something raw and unapologetic about the way Arunachal’s students’ union responded to the Kuki Human Rights Council — and honestly, they didn’t mince a single word. The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) on September 8 launched a sharp counter-attack against the Manipur-based Kuki Human Rights Council (KHRC), after the latter wrote to both … Read more
A verification exercise meant to clean up voter rolls turned ugly in Changlang district — and now Arunachal’s most prominent student body is speaking out. The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) stepped forward on Friday to set the record straight about what its members were doing at the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing in … Read more
The tension was already simmering. Then it boiled over. Following a violent flare-up at Bordumsa in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district, the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has issued a sharp warning to the Chakma community — and the clock is already ticking. The powerful student body announced on Friday, September 4, that it will … Read more
What started as a peaceful demonstration outside a government office in Arunachal Pradesh turned into something far uglier on Friday. By the time police fired shots into the air and tear gas filled the streets of Bordumsa, at least one student leader was bleeding from a machete wound — and a quiet town in Changlang … Read more
What was supposed to be a routine administrative hearing turned into something far more alarming on Thursday, as the small town of Bordumsa in Arunachal Pradesh became the flashpoint of a violent confrontation that has left the region rattled and on edge. A deeply tense situation erupted in Bordumsa over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision … Read more
