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Irom Chanu Sharmila (born 14 March 1972), also known as the " Iron Lady of Manipur " or " Mengoubi " ("the fair one") [1] is an Indian civil rights activist, political activist, and poet from the Indian state of Manipur, which is located on the north-eastern side of India. In November 2000, she began a hunger strike for abolishing the Armed ...
Irom Sharmila. Irom Chanu Sharmila (born 14 March 1972), also known as the "Iron Lady of Manipur" or "Mengoubi" ("the fair one") is a civil rights activist, political activist, and poet from the Indian state of Manipur. On 2 November 2000, she began a hunger strike which is still ongoing. Having refused food and water for more than 14 years ...
The People's Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRAJA) is a political party in the Indian state of Manipur. The party was founded in 2016 by Irom Sharmila, as a co-convener. The convener Erendro Leichombam has a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University and is a former consultant with the UNDP.
Manipur (/ ˌ m ʌ n ɪ ˈ p ʊər /, [8] US also / ˌ m æ n ɪ ˈ p ʊər /; [9] Meitei: Kangleipak [a] [10] [11] [12]) is a state in northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. [13] It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west.
Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958 is an act of the Parliament of India that grants special powers to the Indian Armed Forces to maintain public order in "disturbed areas". [1] According to the Disturbed Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1976 once declared 'disturbed', the area has to maintain status quo for a minimum of 3 months.
But they appear to be up to date photographs of Irom Sharmila entering and leaving Uripok Cheirap Court. It's a third world police state. But I can confirm these are photos of Uripok Cheirap Court and that is Irom Sharmila. The photographer claims he took them on 4 August. The previous trial date second day of prosecution witnesses was set for ...
The "Thambalnu Market Football Club" is a football club based in Yairipok, Thoubal district. Notably, in 2009, it achieved the winner's trophy of the "Fifth Th. Shyamkumar Invitation Prize Money Football Tournament", winning ₹50,000 (equivalent to ₹ 130,000 or US$1,500 in 2023), by defeating its opponent, "Top Chingtha Development ...
Interview of Irom Sharmila. In November 2013, he took a case against the Manipur government regarding the arbitrary restrictions to meet Irom Sharmila, who had been on a hunger strike, protesting against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 for about 13 years. After twenty days of legal battle, he finally met Sharmila.