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With 90 Votes After 16-Year Struggle, Irom Sharmila Bows Out Of Politics
Hours after Thoubal handed her just 90 votes, Manipur's Iron Lady Irom Sharmila - who conducted a 16-year hunger strike demanding the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act or AFSPA --- said she would quit active politics and travel south to "calm" her mind. Barely 24 hours ago, the feisty activist had said she would "try again" in the n...
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Another Manipuri Woman To Sit On Irom Sharmila-Like Indefinite Fast
Days after iconic rights activist Irom Sharmila ended her 16-year-old hunger strike, a 32-year-old woman from Manipur today vowed to carry forward the protest against AFSPA with an indefinite fast.
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Irom Sharmila Asked To Stay In Hospital For Health Reasons
After breaking her 16-year-old hunger strike against AFSPA, civil rights activist Irom Sharmila has been asked by doctors to continue staying in the hospital for a few more days.
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Will-Power And Yoga Made 'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila Survive For 16 Years
The secret of Manipur's 'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila's fairly good health even after undertaking a hunger strike for 16 years, during which she was forcibly nose-fed, lay in her will power and the habit of practising yoga daily.
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16-Year Fast Over But Irom Sharmila Still Won't Meet Her Mother
Having broken the world's longest hunger strike yesterday, Manipur's 'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila is maintaining her resolve not to clip her nails, comb her hair, go to her house and meet her mother till AFSPA is repealed.
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Irom Sharmila 'Dejected', Back To Hospital After Breaking 16-Year Hunger Strike
Hours after Irom Sharmila, the iconic activist who didn't eat for 16 years in protest against alleged army atrocities in Manipur, broke her fast and left the hospital, she tried to enter the Kaisampat area of Imphal town but was prevented by people upset with her from breaking the hunger strike.
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Irom Sharmila To Marry Despite Death Threats: 10 Facts
Human rights activist Irom Sharmila today ended her 16-year hunger strike - thought to be the world's longest - to stand for election. Here are 10 things to know about the woman known as the "Iron Lady of Manipur".
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Irom Sharmila Back In Hospital After Breaking 16-Year Hunger Strike
Irom Sharmila, the iconic activist who didn't eat for 16 years in protest against alleged army atrocities in Manipur, burst into tears on Tuesday as she licked honey from her palm to end her fast.
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Family Rallies Around Irom Sharmila, Support Move To End Hunger Strike
For 16 years, the world has seen Irom Sharmila strapped to tubes. That is about to change. The 44-year-old iconic activist, who had carried on the world's longest hunger strike, will end it next month and contest elections as an Independent candidate.
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Irom Sharmila's Family, Associates Surprised By Her Decision To End Fast
The sudden decision of civil rights activist Irom Sharmila to end her 16-year-old hunger strike against AFSPA next month has taken everyone by surprise including her associates and family members.
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World's Longest Hunger Strike To End Soon: Foreign Media On Irom Sharmila
Irom Sharmila, 43, has not eaten for years as a protest against the immunity enjoyed by the Indian military in cases of abuse in the country's conflict zones. The government has said her protest amounts to suicide and has force-fed her through a nasal tube.
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Irom Sharmila Arrested Yet Again After Resuming Her Hunger Strike
Irom Sharmila Chanu, who has been on a hunger strike since November, 2000, demanding repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was today arrested yet again after she had resumed her fast on February 29.
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Irom Sharmila Re-Arrested in Manipur: Ten Latest Developments
Activist Irom Sharmila, who has been on a hunger strike for the last 14 years in her efforts to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Manipur, was today re-arrested by the police. A court in Imphal had freed her two days ago.
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Irom Sharmila, Freed From Custody, Continues Hunger Strike Near Jail Hospital
Irom Sharmila, who has been on a hunger strike in Manipur for 14 years against army atrocities, is sitting on protest just half a kilometer from a jail hospital from where she was released on Wednesday.
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Irom Sharmila Says Happy to be Released, But Will Continue Fast
Irom Sharmila, who has been on a hunger strike in Manipur for 14 years, will be released shortly from a hospital room where she has been kept for years.
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With 90 Votes After 16-Year Struggle, Irom Sharmila Bows Out Of Politics
Hours after Thoubal handed her just 90 votes, Manipur's Iron Lady Irom Sharmila - who conducted a 16-year hunger strike demanding the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act or AFSPA --- said she would quit active politics and travel south to "calm" her mind. Barely 24 hours ago, the feisty activist had said she would "try again" in the n...
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Another Manipuri Woman To Sit On Irom Sharmila-Like Indefinite Fast
Days after iconic rights activist Irom Sharmila ended her 16-year-old hunger strike, a 32-year-old woman from Manipur today vowed to carry forward the protest against AFSPA with an indefinite fast.
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Irom Sharmila Asked To Stay In Hospital For Health Reasons
After breaking her 16-year-old hunger strike against AFSPA, civil rights activist Irom Sharmila has been asked by doctors to continue staying in the hospital for a few more days.
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Will-Power And Yoga Made 'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila Survive For 16 Years
The secret of Manipur's 'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila's fairly good health even after undertaking a hunger strike for 16 years, during which she was forcibly nose-fed, lay in her will power and the habit of practising yoga daily.
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16-Year Fast Over But Irom Sharmila Still Won't Meet Her Mother
Having broken the world's longest hunger strike yesterday, Manipur's 'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila is maintaining her resolve not to clip her nails, comb her hair, go to her house and meet her mother till AFSPA is repealed.
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Irom Sharmila 'Dejected', Back To Hospital After Breaking 16-Year Hunger Strike
Hours after Irom Sharmila, the iconic activist who didn't eat for 16 years in protest against alleged army atrocities in Manipur, broke her fast and left the hospital, she tried to enter the Kaisampat area of Imphal town but was prevented by people upset with her from breaking the hunger strike.
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Irom Sharmila To Marry Despite Death Threats: 10 Facts
Human rights activist Irom Sharmila today ended her 16-year hunger strike - thought to be the world's longest - to stand for election. Here are 10 things to know about the woman known as the "Iron Lady of Manipur".
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Irom Sharmila Back In Hospital After Breaking 16-Year Hunger Strike
Irom Sharmila, the iconic activist who didn't eat for 16 years in protest against alleged army atrocities in Manipur, burst into tears on Tuesday as she licked honey from her palm to end her fast.
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Family Rallies Around Irom Sharmila, Support Move To End Hunger Strike
For 16 years, the world has seen Irom Sharmila strapped to tubes. That is about to change. The 44-year-old iconic activist, who had carried on the world's longest hunger strike, will end it next month and contest elections as an Independent candidate.
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Irom Sharmila's Family, Associates Surprised By Her Decision To End Fast
The sudden decision of civil rights activist Irom Sharmila to end her 16-year-old hunger strike against AFSPA next month has taken everyone by surprise including her associates and family members.
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World's Longest Hunger Strike To End Soon: Foreign Media On Irom Sharmila
Irom Sharmila, 43, has not eaten for years as a protest against the immunity enjoyed by the Indian military in cases of abuse in the country's conflict zones. The government has said her protest amounts to suicide and has force-fed her through a nasal tube.
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Irom Sharmila Arrested Yet Again After Resuming Her Hunger Strike
Irom Sharmila Chanu, who has been on a hunger strike since November, 2000, demanding repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was today arrested yet again after she had resumed her fast on February 29.
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Irom Sharmila Re-Arrested in Manipur: Ten Latest Developments
Activist Irom Sharmila, who has been on a hunger strike for the last 14 years in her efforts to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Manipur, was today re-arrested by the police. A court in Imphal had freed her two days ago.
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Irom Sharmila, Freed From Custody, Continues Hunger Strike Near Jail Hospital
Irom Sharmila, who has been on a hunger strike in Manipur for 14 years against army atrocities, is sitting on protest just half a kilometer from a jail hospital from where she was released on Wednesday.
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Irom Sharmila Says Happy to be Released, But Will Continue Fast
Irom Sharmila, who has been on a hunger strike in Manipur for 14 years, will be released shortly from a hospital room where she has been kept for years.
