India's Irom Sharmila has been on hunger strike for 10 years but is largely ignored by the media...

Irom Sharmila's struggle to get the Armed Forces Special Act (AFSPA) out from her state of Manipur has entered its tenth year on Tuesday.

The Iron Lady of Manipur as she is often called has been on a fast for the last ten years protesting against the AFSPA that is in place in parts of Manipur and the north east and gives the Army and the paramilitary forces the power to shoot or arrest on mere suspicion. Sharmila's fast began 10 years ago after an incident involving the Assam Rifle in Malom.

A Gandhian on a modern day satyagraha. Sharmila's battle isn’t just against the AFSPA but the cycle of violence the state finds itself in. More...

See also: TAPTA - Spirit of Sharmila 

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