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Transgender Activist Completes 2,300 km Peace Cycle Journey

12/20/2025

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Malem Thongam, a 27-year-old transgender activist, completed a 77-day peace cycling expedition on December 19, 2025.
She arrived in Imphal after traveling over 2,300 kilometers from New Delhi.
The journey, Cycling for Manipur Peace, aimed to promote harmony amid ethnic violence.
Security forces escorted Thongam after opposition by the Committee on Tribal Unity in Kangpokpi.
On arrival, civil society groups welcomed her, and she planned a second phase in 2027.

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Story summary

Malem Thongam, a 27-year-old transgender activist, completed a 77-day peace cycling expedition on December 19, 2025.
She arrived in Imphal after traveling over 2,300 kilometers from New Delhi.
The journey, Cycling for Manipur Peace, aimed to promote harmony amid ethnic violence.
Security forces escorted Thongam after opposition by the Committee on Tribal Unity in Kangpokpi.
On arrival, civil society groups welcomed her, and she planned a second phase in 2027.