Tuesday, January 27, 2015

India hunger striker Irom Sharmila to be freed...

 It is not the first time 42-year-old Irom Sharmila will be free to go home and her force-feeding suspended.

The authorities have force-fed her in Manipur using a law against suicide.

But India's recent decriminalisation of suicide could mean that the authorities will find it harder to detain her again.

However, her supporters warn that the relevant clause has not yet been removed from the criminal code.

Not since November 2000 has Irom Sharmila eaten a meal voluntarily.

She started her hunger strike to protest against sweeping powers for the army in her remote north-eastern home state.

The Armed Forces Special Powers Act allows the army to search and enter properties, make arrests and shoot on sight. Full story...

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