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India's Other Hunger Strike: 11 Years and Counting
TIME Irom Sharmila has been fasting in Manipur, a small state of 2.5 million people in the far northeastern arm of India, to try to force the government to repeal a controversial law called the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which gives the Indian … Reality beyond rhetoric and dubious knowledge of ground reality Love in the time of AFSPA 'Iron lady' Irom Sharmila reveals about the special man in her life |
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