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This is a picture taken from a low angle of two women who are holding candles and a paper that reads "India wants peace for Manipur". They are attending a candlelight protest over sexual assault case of two Kuki community women, during ongoing ethnic clashes between Meitei-Kuki community in Manipur, organised by Trinamool Mahila Congress, on July 28, 2023 in Guwahati, India.
David Talukdar/NurPhoto

  • Activists held a candlelight protest in July in the Indian city of Guwahati calling for peace in the far northeastern state of Manipur after a viral video of two women being sexually assaulted drew attention to the ongoing conflict in the state.

  • Credits David Talukdar/NurPhoto
  • Themes Human Rights
  • Regions India

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