Irom Sharmila Arrested

Irom Sharmila, 43, has not eaten for years as a protest against the immunity enjoyed by the Indian military in cases of abuse in the country's conflict zones. The government has said her protest amounts to suicide and has force-fed her through a nasal tube.

Irom Sharmila Chanu, who has been on a hunger strike since November, 2000, demanding repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was today arrested yet again after she had resumed her fast on February 29.

Manipuri rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, who was acquitted by a court of the charge of attempt to suicide, resumed her 15-year-long indefinite fast at the historic Sahid Minar today demanding repeal of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act in the state.

A day after being released from jail, rights activist Irom Chanu Sharmila was today arrested once again by the police under the same charge of attempt to commit suicide by means of indefinite fast.

Forty hours after she was released, Irom Sharmila was arrested this morning and put in a hospital. The charge against her is attempted suicide - which a local court has declared non-sustainable.

Irom Sharmila has been re-arrested this morning just two days after a court ruled that she cannot be charged with attempted suicide for refusing food and water.

Soon after a team of policewomen dragged a struggling and screaming Irom Sharmila away from the tin shack that is the site of her protest this morning, Manipur's deputy chief minister emphasised that she has not been arrested.

It has been 12 years now since Irom Sharmila has had a drop of water. Known as the 'Iron Lady of Manipur', she has been on a fast unto death since 2000, demanding the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act or AFSPA, which gives the armed forces wide ranging powers to shoot, arrest and search civilians. For these last 12 years, she has been i...

Irom Sharmila, 43, has not eaten for years as a protest against the immunity enjoyed by the Indian military in cases of abuse in the country's conflict zones. The government has said her protest amounts to suicide and has force-fed her through a nasal tube.

Irom Sharmila Chanu, who has been on a hunger strike since November, 2000, demanding repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was today arrested yet again after she had resumed her fast on February 29.

Manipuri rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, who was acquitted by a court of the charge of attempt to suicide, resumed her 15-year-long indefinite fast at the historic Sahid Minar today demanding repeal of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act in the state.

A day after being released from jail, rights activist Irom Chanu Sharmila was today arrested once again by the police under the same charge of attempt to commit suicide by means of indefinite fast.

Forty hours after she was released, Irom Sharmila was arrested this morning and put in a hospital. The charge against her is attempted suicide - which a local court has declared non-sustainable.

Irom Sharmila has been re-arrested this morning just two days after a court ruled that she cannot be charged with attempted suicide for refusing food and water.

Soon after a team of policewomen dragged a struggling and screaming Irom Sharmila away from the tin shack that is the site of her protest this morning, Manipur's deputy chief minister emphasised that she has not been arrested.

It has been 12 years now since Irom Sharmila has had a drop of water. Known as the 'Iron Lady of Manipur', she has been on a fast unto death since 2000, demanding the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act or AFSPA, which gives the armed forces wide ranging powers to shoot, arrest and search civilians. For these last 12 years, she has been i...