I express my complete support of Irom and all others who support
her mission.
cm
At 10:38 AM +0530 10/5/06, bg wrote:
FYI
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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