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People FOR Peace ~ Irom Chanu Sharmila
Fellowship of Reconciliation (blog) A poet and civil rights activist from Manipur, Sharmila began her hunger strike in demand that the Indian government repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act of 1958 (AFSPA) which allowed soldiers to open fire on or detain any citizen on suspicion … |
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