Village history in Nagaland circa 1956.
27 February 1956, Mima village, 18km from Kohima
17 and 18 March 1956, Chiechama village, 27km from Kohima
18-25 March 1956, Nerhema village, 21km from Kohima
27 March 1956, Meriema village, 13km from Kohima
9 April 1956, Phenshunyu village, 56km from Kohima
12 April 1956, Poruba village, 70km from Kohima
15 April 1956, Ketsapo village, 10km from Phek
18 April 1956, Yoruba village, 70km from Kohima
19 April 1956, Khonoma village, 22km from Kohima
10 May 1956, Kiyekhu village, 16km from Zunheboto
18 May 1956, Chungtia village, 15km from Mokokchung
19 May 1956, Settsu village, 10km from Mokokchung
6 June 1956, Longpha village, 23km from Mokokchung
21 June 1956, Khonoma village, 22km from Kohima
29 June 1958, Atophumi village, 54km from Mokokchung
In 51 villages, 125 common villagers were killed between February and July 1956 in the Naga Hills
Source: Wonded Tiger: The Papers of Khodao Yanthan (Dimapur: Heritage Publishing House)
The years 1955 and 1956. Women were not spared by the Indian state in subjugating the Nagas to accept the Indian union. This thread is gruesome but read it until the end for a glimpse of what the Nagas have endured #RepealAFSPA#ViolenceAgainstWomen
29 July 1956, Atophumi village, 60km from Mokokchung
"A mother who failed to escape eas killed and her one month old child was placed on her bosom to suck the dead mother's milk. One pregnant woman was beaten and kicked to death." #RepealAFSPA
"In the month of June 1956, 600 Indian Army went to burn Mangmetong village, 365 houses, and burnt down the whole village. Two girls age 17 and 19 years were caught and committed rape by the whole company." #RepealAFSPA
The Manab Adhikar Sangram Samiti (MASS) reiterates that the Oting massacre "is a reminder of the generational trauma that the people of the Northeast, including the Nagas, continue to be subjected to." #RepealAFSPA arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2021…
It said that the government of India must repeal the AFSPA immediately and without any prevarication and there should be an impartial inquiry conducted by a sitting judge. #RepealAFSPA
"The guilty army personnel must be tried for premeditated murder in a court of law. Their names and designations should be made public, and the Indian armed forces should dismiss them from service to face the law as common citizens." #RepealAFSPA