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Irom Sharmila came to Delhi
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Irom Sharmila came to Delhi

On 3rd March, Irom Sharmila came to delhi for a court hearing that was scheduled for 4th March. Several members from the Save Democracy Repeal Afspa Campaign had gone to recieve her at the IGI Airport. She was taken to the Manipur House where members of several organisations and Faisal Khan and Daniel Mung of [...]

Published by on March 5th, 2013 at 02:03 pm
SHARMILA SATYAGRAHA, 6th April 2012
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SHARMILA SATYAGRAHA, 6th April 2012

Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) has been continuously working on the issue of Irom Sharmila by spreading awareness and generating support for Irom Sharmila on humanitarian and democratic grounds. From candle vigils at Rajghat & India Gate and in many other cities of India to Signature Campaigns in the 18 Indian States and in many [...]

Published by on March 30th, 2012 at 03:03 pm
Mumbai: An Art Initiative for Irom Sharmila
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Mumbai: An Art Initiative for Irom Sharmila

“The only way to deal with an oppressed world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion” Irom ‘Chanu’ Sharmila, The Iron Lady of Manipur, is a civil rights activist and poet. She has been on a hunger strike for the last 11 years, demanding the Indian Government [...]

Published by on December 20th, 2011 at 09:12 am
Delhi: Peaceful protest at Rajghat on Dec 10, 2011
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Delhi: Peaceful protest at Rajghat on Dec 10, 2011

Many Civil Society organizations have Initiated “SAVE SHARMILA Solidarity Campaign” to put forward the cause of Irom Sharmila at the centre stage of politics. Irom Sharmila has been fasting for 11 years in Manipur against AFSPA (Armed forces special powers act). The AFSPA calls for an autocratic and unchecked rule by the army. In the [...]

Published by on December 5th, 2011 at 02:12 pm
National: Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign
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National: Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign

AN APPEAL FOR PEACE & JUSTICE: We are the world’s largest ‘democracy’. Though the reality of this ‘democratic’ nation is very different, but it is still the preferred system of governance as people still have the right to voice their opinion, to speak out, to protest. But sadly even this aspect is restricted only to [...]

Published by on September 20th, 2011 at 09:09 am
Delhi: Candlelight March at Rajghat
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Delhi: Candlelight March at Rajghat

To express solidarity with Irom Chanu Sharmila, who has been on hunger strike from November 2000, against Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA), a candle light vigil was organized at Raj Ghat, New Delhi on June 25, 2011. On the day Emergency was declared exactly 36 years ago, several civil rights groups plan to [...]

Published by on June 20th, 2001 at 09:06 am
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