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Manipur Election 2017: Irom Sharmila Says 'Will Try Again In 2019 If I Fail'
Irom Sharmila Chanu, the activist who ended an iconic 16-year fast to debut in politics and contest the Manipur election, said if defeated, she would try again -- in the 2019 national election. "I do not feel much affected by the result because people are yet to be given a chance... Everybody knows muscle and money power are openly used," Irom Shar...
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Manipur Elections 2017: Activist Irom Sharmila's Party Raising Money Through Crowdfunding To Fight Polls
Irom Sharmila Chanu, the Manipur activist who ended an epic 16-year fast last year, has taken to online crowdfunding to raise funds for her newly formed party Peoples' Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA)
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Irom Sharmila Shifted To Yoga And Naturopathy Health Centre At Langol
Rights activist Irom Sharmila, who recently broke her 16-year fast, has been shifted to the Yoga and Naturopathy Health Spa Centre at Langol in Manipur's Imphal West district for recuperation.
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No Change In Decision To Enter Into Politics: Irom Sharmila
Days after she ended her epic 16-year-long fast, Manipur's 'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila today said there is no change in her decision to take a plunge into politics, notwithstanding the opposition to it and hoped to make a "new beginning" in her campaign for the repeal of the contentious AFSPA in the state.
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No Food For 16 Years, Now No Home. Angry Manipur Shuts Out Irom Sharmila.
Manipur's Iron Lady, Irom Sharmila, has stopped her fast. And her people find that hard to digest. Offered a home with a friend - 4 kms from her hospital -- the 44 year-old found the gates of the locality barred. Even the local ISKCON temple did not offer her a place to stay.
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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 End Her Fast After 16 Years Today
After being on fast for the last 16 years demanding repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, Manipur's 'Iron Lady' Irom Chanu Sharmila is all set to end her fast today.
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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 To End Fast After 16 Years, Wants To Marry, Fight Elections
Irom Sharmila, the iconic activist whose life was defined by a fast she began 16 years ago in protest against army atrocities, has decided to move on. She will call off her fast on August 9, say her aides, as she wants to marry and fight elections.
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Ready To End Fast If AFPSA Is Repealed: Irom Sharmila
Manipuri rights activist Irom Sharmila today told a Delhi court that she was ready to end her fast if the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) was repealed and expressed her desire to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the issue.
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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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Manipur Election 2017: Irom Sharmila Says 'Will Try Again In 2019 If I Fail'
Irom Sharmila Chanu, the activist who ended an iconic 16-year fast to debut in politics and contest the Manipur election, said if defeated, she would try again -- in the 2019 national election. "I do not feel much affected by the result because people are yet to be given a chance... Everybody knows muscle and money power are openly used," Irom Shar...
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Manipur Elections 2017: Activist Irom Sharmila's Party Raising Money Through Crowdfunding To Fight Polls
Irom Sharmila Chanu, the Manipur activist who ended an epic 16-year fast last year, has taken to online crowdfunding to raise funds for her newly formed party Peoples' Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA)
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Irom Sharmila Shifted To Yoga And Naturopathy Health Centre At Langol
Rights activist Irom Sharmila, who recently broke her 16-year fast, has been shifted to the Yoga and Naturopathy Health Spa Centre at Langol in Manipur's Imphal West district for recuperation.
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No Change In Decision To Enter Into Politics: Irom Sharmila
Days after she ended her epic 16-year-long fast, Manipur's 'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila today said there is no change in her decision to take a plunge into politics, notwithstanding the opposition to it and hoped to make a "new beginning" in her campaign for the repeal of the contentious AFSPA in the state.
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No Food For 16 Years, Now No Home. Angry Manipur Shuts Out Irom Sharmila.
Manipur's Iron Lady, Irom Sharmila, has stopped her fast. And her people find that hard to digest. Offered a home with a friend - 4 kms from her hospital -- the 44 year-old found the gates of the locality barred. Even the local ISKCON temple did not offer her a place to stay.
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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 End Her Fast After 16 Years Today
After being on fast for the last 16 years demanding repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, Manipur's 'Iron Lady' Irom Chanu Sharmila is all set to end her fast today.
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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 To End Fast After 16 Years, Wants To Marry, Fight Elections
Irom Sharmila, the iconic activist whose life was defined by a fast she began 16 years ago in protest against army atrocities, has decided to move on. She will call off her fast on August 9, say her aides, as she wants to marry and fight elections.
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Ready To End Fast If AFPSA Is Repealed: Irom Sharmila
Manipuri rights activist Irom Sharmila today told a Delhi court that she was ready to end her fast if the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) was repealed and expressed her desire to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the issue.
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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.
