Irom Sharmila Released

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  'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila Gives Birth To Twins On Mother's Day; See Pics

  As the world celebrated "Mother's Day", human rights and political activist Irom Sharmila gave birth to twin girls on Sunday at a private hospital in Bengaluru. The pictures of the twins were released today.

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  Taapsee Pannu To Play Irom Sharmila in Biopic?

  "I have been asked, but we are figuring out time when will I go and listen to the script because I've been running around with promotions. Once Pink releases, I'll hear it and then see," Taapsee said in an interview

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  Imphal Court Orders Release Of Irom Sharmila From Judicial Custody

  A court in Imphal today ordered the release of Manipuri rights activist Irom Chanu Sharmila, who is on a fast for 15 years demanding repealing of Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA), from judicial custody.

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  Human Rights Activist Irom Sharmila Arrested Again on Attempt to Suicide Charge

  A day after being released from jail, rights activist Irom Chanu Sharmila was today arrested once again by the police under the same charge of attempt to commit suicide by means of indefinite fast.

• Human Rights Activist Irom Sharmila Released From Prison

  A local court today rejected charges of attempt to suicide against rights activist Irom Chanu Sharmila by her indefinite fast for 14 years demanding repeal of AFSPA and ordered her immediate release from custody.

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  Amnesty Demands Release of Irom Sharmila

  Amidst a move by the Central Government to decriminalise attempt to suicide, international human rights body Amnesty today appealed to the government to release Manipur's 'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila immediately and unconditionally.

• Irom Sharmila Re-Arrested, Suicide Attempt Charge Back

  Forty hours after she was released, Irom Sharmila was arrested this morning and put in a hospital. The charge against her is attempted suicide - which a local court has declared non-sustainable.

• Late-night Drama: Irom Sharmila Resists Police Bid to Conduct Medical Check-up

  Thirty hours after she was released from a jail hospital in Imphal, 30 hours after she was force-fed through a nose tube, the police tried to persuade Irom Sharmila to undergo a medical check-up but she refused.

• 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.

• Irom Sharmila May Have to Return to Hospital Soon: Family

  Despite her release from detention, Manipur's rights activist Irom Chanu Sharmila's family is apprehensive that she might have to go back to hospital as she cannot survive fasting without being force-fed through nose.

• 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.

• Irom Sharmila Must Be Released, Says Court, Rejects Attempted Suicide Charges

  Irom Sharmila, who has been on a hunger strike in Manipur for 14 years, will be released, a local court said today.

• Blog: In annual ritual, Irom Sharmila released from custody

  Irom Sharmila one of the world's longest political prisoners was released from detention on Monday morning in Imphal, the capital of Manipur in India's North East. Eleven years have passed in solitary confinement but Irom Sharmila Chanu a poet, writer and activist refuses to give up. She had in the year 2000 pledged a fast-unto-death against the Ar...