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  JD(U) has offered me complete support, claims Irom Sharmila

  Politics | August 10, 2016 19:06 IST

  Irom Chanu Sharmila, the “Iron Lady of Manipur”, has claimed that the Janata Dal (United) has offered her complete support even if she does not join the party. Irom Sharmila further said that her

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  Am ready to die like Mahatma Gandhi, a disappointed Irom Sharmila tells her critics

  India | August 10, 2016 15:15 IST

  Irom Sharmila is disappointed over the fact that there are people who are unhappy with her decision to break her 16-year long fast and aspire to become the Chief Minister by joining the mainstream politics.

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  Manipur govt spent Rs 10,000 per month on Irom Sharmila’s vitamin and mineral-rich diet

  India | August 10, 2016 12:43 IST

  Irom Sharmila, the "Iron Lady of Manipur" or "Mengoubi", broke her 16-year long fast on Tuesday with a lick of honey.

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  'Want to become CM of Manipur', says Irom Sharmila after ending 16-year long fast

  India | August 09, 2016 17:33 IST

  After being on fast for the last 16 years demanding repeal of AFSPA, Irom Chanu Sharmila ended her fast today.

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  Banned insurgent groups threaten Irom Sharmila from joining politics, marrying NRI

  India | August 05, 2016 15:30 IST

  Activist Irom Shramila, who recently announced her plans to end her 16 year old fast against brutality of Armed Forces, is facing threats by secessionist groups against her decisoion to contest elections and marrying an

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  Drop all charges against Irom Sharmila before she ends her fast: Amnesty International

  India | July 27, 2016 18:51 IST

  Amnesty International today made an appeal to the Manipur government to drop all charges against activist Irom Chanu Sharmila before she ends her 16-year-old fast on August 9.

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  Family and associates 'clueless' of reason as Irom Sharmila decides to end 16-year fast

  India | July 27, 2016 0:07 IST

  The sudden decision of civil rights activist Irom Sharmila+ to end her 16-year-old hunger strike against AFSPA next month and take up active politics has surprised her close associates and family members. Even her elder

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  26th July News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day

  India | July 26, 2016 20:12 IST

  Important news stories

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  Irom Sharmila to end 16-year-old fast, will contest elections from Manipur

  India | July 26, 2016 15:36 IST

  Imphal: Irom sharmila, the iconic activist who has been on a fast for 16 years demanding withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), today announced that she will break her fast and contest elections

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  Irom Sharmila rejects request to call off hunger strike

  India | March 09, 2016 12:59 IST

  Irom Sharmila has rejected state Social Welfare Minister Akoijam Mirabai's appeal to call off her hunger strike.

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  Irom Sharmila to continue fast unto death

  India | February 25, 2016 16:09 IST

  Imphal: Rights activist Irom Sharmila, who has been on a 15-year-long hunger strike to press for the abrogation of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, has said she would continue her fast unto death.At the

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  Court to hear case against Irom Sharmila on June 5

  India | March 02, 2015 17:22 IST

  New Delhi: A Delhi court today fixed June 5 for hearing a case in which rights activist Irom Sharmila is facing trial for allegedly trying to commit suicide during her fast-unto-death at Jantar Mantar here

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  Irom Sharmila released from custody, resumes fast

  India | January 23, 2015 7:23 IST

  Guwahati: Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanua "who has been fasting since 2000 demanding repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958," was released from a hospital turned into a jail Thursday.The development

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  Court orders release of Irom Sharmila

  India | January 22, 2015 14:44 IST

  Guwahati: A court has ordered the release of a frail Indian activist who has been on a hunger strike for nearly 15 years to protest alleged military brutality in India's northeast.The court on Thursday dropped

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  Amnesty demands release of Irom Sharmila

  India | December 16, 2014 17:48 IST

  Kolkata: Amidst a move by the central government to decriminalise attempt to suicide, international human rights body Amnesty Tuesday appealed to the government to release Manipur's 'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila immediately and unconditionally."The Indian government's

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  Irom Sharmila's fast enters 15th year

  India | November 06, 2014 10:58 IST

  Imphal: Sit-in-protests, hunger strike and demonstrations joined by students, civil society organisations and human rights activists were held in Manipur to express solidarity with social activist Irom Chanu Sharmila whose fast demanding repeal of the

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  Irom Sharmila, the Iron Lady of Manipur

  India | October 09, 2014 10:46 IST

  New Delhi: Irom Sharmila or "the Iron Lady of Manipur" does not require any introduction. Irom Chanu Sharmila is a civil rights activist, political activist, and poet.Irom has been know to the world as "the

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  Irom Sharmila re-arrested on charges of attempted auicide, sent to 15 day judicial custody

  India | August 23, 2014 7:32 IST

  Imphal: Two days after she was released on court orders, civil rights activist Irom Chanu Sharmila was today re-arrested by the police on fresh charges of attempt to commit suicide and remanded to judicial custody

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  Irom Sharmila wishes to meet Modi over AFSPA

  India | May 22, 2014 17:42 IST

  Imphal: Activist Irom Chanu Sharmila, on a fast-unto-death since the past 10 years against alleged rights violations by security forces, wants to meet Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi to secure his help in getting AFSPA repealed

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  Irom Sharmila not allowed to vote in Manipur

  India | April 17, 2014 15:49 IST

  Imphal: Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, who has been on a fast for 13 years against a special, stringent anti-terror act in Manipur, was Thursday not allowed to vote in the Lok Sabha polls