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Indian paramilitary soldiers enforce a curfew in Imphal, the capital of Manipur state. AP
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All India Mahila Congress members confront police in New Delhi during a protest over sexual violence against women in India's north-eastern state of Manipur. AFP
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Members of All India Magila Congress hold placards with a message reading 'Modi break your silence on Manipur' during a protest over sexual violence against women and ethnic violence in the north-eastern state. AFP
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Parliament House in New Delhi, where he said: 'My heart is filled with pain and anger because of the Manipur incident ... the guilty will not be spared'. EPA
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The shell of a burnt house after ethnic clashes and rioting in Sugnu, in the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur. AP
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Fortifications at a checkpoint at a de facto front line dissecting the area into two ethnic zones in Churachandpur, Manipur. AP
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Members of Meira Paibis, a powerful vigilante group of Hindu majority Meitei women, march towards the site of a gunfight in Kangchup, Manipur. AP
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Burnt-out homes after ethnic clashes and rioting in Sugnu. AP
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A Manipur policeman on duty as members of Meira Paibis block traffic to check vehicles for members from the rival tribal Kuki community, in Imphal, capital of Manipur. AP
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Indian paramilitary soldiers enforce a curfew in Imphal, the capital of Manipur state. AP
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All India Mahila Congress members confront police in New Delhi during a protest over sexual violence against women in India's north-eastern state of Manipur. AFP
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Members of All India Magila Congress hold placards with a message reading 'Modi break your silence on Manipur' during a protest over sexual violence against women and ethnic violence in the north-eastern state. AFP
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Parliament House in New Delhi, where he said: 'My heart is filled with pain and anger because of the Manipur incident ... the guilty will not be spared'. EPA
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The shell of a burnt house after ethnic clashes and rioting in Sugnu, in the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur. AP
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Fortifications at a checkpoint at a de facto front line dissecting the area into two ethnic zones in Churachandpur, Manipur. AP
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Members of Meira Paibis, a powerful vigilante group of Hindu majority Meitei women, march towards the site of a gunfight in Kangchup, Manipur. AP
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Burnt-out homes after ethnic clashes and rioting in Sugnu. AP
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A Manipur policeman on duty as members of Meira Paibis block traffic to check vehicles for members from the rival tribal Kuki community, in Imphal, capital of Manipur. AP
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Indian paramilitary soldiers enforce a curfew in Imphal, the capital of Manipur state. AP
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