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Manipur on fire
Frontline FOR nearly three years and nine months, the Centre and the Manipur government remained indifferent to an indefinite fast by a young Manipuri woman, Irom Sharmila, demanding the withdrawal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, from Manipur. |
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Manipuri activist Irom Sharmila who is on indefinite fast since November 2000 was released from judicial custody on Thursday night. The activist has been demanding end to Armed Force Special Protection Act (AFSPA) in Manipur and have been in judicial custody since November 2000.