[Assam] Fwd: Join Sharmila Irom in Protest against draconian AFSPA.

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Dear friends,



Sharmila Irom, who has not let a drop of water or morsel of food pass her
lips for six years, has shifted her protest to Delhi. 34-year old Sharmila
says she will fast until the government repeals the Armed Forces(Special
Powers) Act, which gives soldiers sweeping powers to kill, with virtual
immunity from prosecution.

Following the massacre of innocent villagers by security forces in Malom in
Manipur, Sharmila went on a fast on 2 November 2000. About three weeks
later, she was arrested and charged with attempted suicide. Subsequently,
the authorities force-fed her through a nasal tube. Sharmila was released on
Monday October 3 rd 2006 from judicial custody in Imphal.



Today (4th October) she was smuggled out of Imphal's high security airport
and whisked to Delhi.



Support Sharmila in her struggle for repeal of the Armed Forces (Special
Powers) Act, at the dharna site in Jantar Mantar. Please join in a hunger
fast in solidarity, or simply come and show your solidarity.



Please forward this widely, to friends and media persons.



In Solidarity,



All of us in Saheli.

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