Indian activist Irom Sharmila to end 16-year-long hunger strike

Jul 27 2016 by Mashable

 

Human rights activist Irom Chanu Sharmila will end her 16-year-long hunger strike, one of the longest in world, against a Indian controversial law that gives special powers to the Indian armed forces in areas affected by insurgency. She now plans to contest the 2017 elections in her state Manipur in north-east India. 

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Called the Iron Lady of Manipur, the 44-year-old has been on a fast since 2000 to...

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