PRESS RELEASE KIM Secretariat, the 1st February, 2025 04/KIM/PR/21-87: Kuki Inpi vehemently condemns the Manipur State Police –Cyber Crime Division –for its appalling and politically motivated actions against human rights activists. The ongoing search and hounding of activists affiliated with the Kuki Organisation for Human Rights (KOHUR) is a brazen attempt by the Manipur government, under Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, to silence voices speaking truth to power and expose his corrupt and tyrannical regime. This unlawful harassment comes in the wake of the leaked audio tape of N. Biren Singh, which exposes the Chief Minister’s blatant abuse of power. Instead of addressing the allegations and answering for his misconduct, N. Biren Singh has chosen to misuse state mechanisms to persecute those who dare to question him. By weaponising the police force, particularly the Cyber Crime Division, N. Biren Singh has demonstrated how he chooses to take the law into his own hands, shield his misdeeds, and exploit state resources for political and communal suppression. The hounding of social activists and human rights defenders, especially those who have courageously spoken up for the Kuki-Zo people, is a stark reminder of the ongoing ethnic persecution at the hands of the Meitei-majority administration. This targeted harassment is aimed at erasing and suppressing the suffering of the Kuki-Zo people, who continue to endure relentless violence, displacement, and state-sponsored oppression. We categorically denounce these cowardly tactics of intimidation and call upon all citizens of this nation to recognise our duty to uphold the sanctity of the Constitution and take a collective stand against these imminent threats to its integrity. The tyranny of N. Biren Singh and his regime must not go unchallenged. The Kuki-Zo people, and indeed the entire nation, must stand in unwavering opposition to the authoritarian stranglehold imposed by the Meiteis-led Manipur state administration. We demand an immediate end to this political witch-hunt and call for the Government of India to hold the N. Biren Singh-led Manipur State government accountable for its oppressive actions. https://www.instagram.com/share/p/_ykx0Rrfp