Citizens and Civil Society Groups Issue Urgent Appeal to Halt Escalating Violence in Manipur

112 Citizens Across India Call to Save Manipur: "A Test of The Indian Republic's Constitutional And Moral Character"

New Delhi: A broad coalition of citizens including writers, filmmakers, women’s rights activists, economists, journalists, academics, lawyers, artists, faith leaders, trade unionists and representatives of people’s movements has issued a nationwide appeal urging all communities in Manipur to “step back from the edge” as the state’s protracted conflict enters what they describe as “a wider […]

Citizens and Civil Society Groups Issue Urgent Appeal to Halt Escalating Violence in Manipur

On June 26, 2026, coinciding with the 51st commemoration of India’s Political Emergency, 112 prominent citizens and civil society representatives issued an urgent appeal demanding an immediate end to the escalating violence in Manipur. The appeal, titled “Step Back from the Edge: A Citizens’ Appeal for Peace, Justice and Sisterhood in Manipur,” was facilitated by the South Asian Solidarity Collective, Friends of the Earth India, and the Delhi So…