Tag: Irom Sharmila
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Of outrageous fortune
The AFSPA (1958) that happens to be one of the most draconian instruments of security and control, first applied to Assam and Manipur and later amended in 1972 to extend to Tripura, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland, vests unaccountable and extraordinary powers with the armed forces. The public consciousness against the AFPSA was raised when a group of elderly and middle-aged women from different organisations of the Meira Paibi the largest civilian movement fighting state atrocities and human rights violations in Manipur, besides drug abuse and crimes against women - led a protest march against the rape of Thangjam Manorama by soldiers of Assam Rifles. The fast unto death begun by Irom Chanu Sharmila on 2 November 2000, in protest against the Act, that continued well into August 2016, stirred public conscience
December 20, 2021 -
Manipur’s ‘Iron Lady’ Irom Sharmila gives birth to twin girls on Mother’s Day
Sharmila, who had moved to Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu after losing the assembly poll in her home state, married her long-time British friend Desmond Coutinho in 2017.
May 13, 2019 -
Why AFSPA had to go
The withdrawal of AFSPA from the North-east was necessary as the region seeks a legal and democratic framework to offer India connectivity to the east, says Rakhee Bhattacharya
May 24, 2018 -
Irom Sharmila gets married in Kodaikanal
Civil rights activist Irom Chanu Sharmila on Thursday married her lover Desmond Coutinho in Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu. The low-key ceremony was held in the sub-registrar’s office in the hill station in Dindugal district. “The two came in the morning and completed the formalities. They also exchanged garlands,” an official in the sub-registrar office told …
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August 17, 2017 -
Activist files objection against Irom Sharmila’s marriage
A local social activist has filed an objection to the proposed marriage of human rights campaigner Irom Sharmila with her long-time partner at the office of the Sub-Registrar in Kodaikanal. The activist, V Mahendran, from Pethuparai near Kodaikanal filed a petition in the office against Sharmila's proposed marriage with Desmond Coutinho, a British national. He …
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July 14, 2017 -
Irom Sharmila to tie knot with British friend Desmond Coutinho
Finally, Irom Sharmila, the indefatigable fighter against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Manipur, has decided to tie the knot. On Wednesday, she filed an application for marriage with her long-time British friend Desmond Coutinho in the office of Sub Registrar Rajesh in this hill station in Tamil Nadu. Sharmila, who had a …
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July 13, 2017 -
Highlighting commonalities, ignoring differences
Acclaimed Manipuri activist Irom Sharmila’s statement in New Delhi last week where she reportedly said that the “racial discrimination on our African brothers and sisters, studying here, face is also faced by the people from the Northeast” deserves serious thought. Especially, in the background of the bold initiative under consideration of the department for development …
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May 21, 2017 -
Irom Sharmila to continue fight against AFSPA
Handed a humiliating defeat on her maiden foray into electoral politics, Manipur's human rights activist Irom Sharmila on Saturday announced she would quit politics and blamed the people for letting her down. The Iron Lady, who had continued her fast-unto-death for 16 years till mid 2016 demanding repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, …
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March 12, 2017 -
Irom Sharmila to continue fight against AFSPA
Handed a humiliating defeat on her maiden foray into electoral politics, Manipur's human rights activist Irom Sharmila on Saturday announced she would quit politics and blamed the people for letting her down. The Iron Lady, who had continued her fast-unto-death for 16 years till mid 2016 demanding repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, …
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March 12, 2017 -
Hung verdict in Manipur
Manipur on Saturday threw up a hung Assembly with the ruling Congress bagging 28 of the 60 seats and the BJP making giant strides to muster 21. The Congress had won 42 seats in the 2012 Assembly. The BJP, on the other hand, had no members in the outgoing House. Human rights activist Irom Sharmila, …
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March 11, 2017 -
Manipur election results 2017: Sharmila loses to Ibobi
Irom Chanu Sharmila who was fighting as an independent candidate was trailing and has finally lost to Manipur chief minister O Ibobi Singh of Indian National Congress in Thoubal Assembly seat, according to the latest news report. BJP’s Leitanthem Basanta Singh was behind the chief minister. After first round of counting in Thoubal, Ibobi was …
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March 11, 2017 -
Manipur polls 2017 Phase-II: Sharmila to take on CM Ibobi
Human rights activist Irom Sharmila will take on Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh in the second and final phase of Manipur Assembly elections on Wednesday. Polling for the final phase will be held in 22 assembly constituencies spread across the valley district of Thoubal and the hill districts of Ukhrul, Chandel, Tamenglong and Senapati. A …
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March 7, 2017 -
Manipur polls 2017 Phase-II: Sharmila to take on CM Ibobi
Human rights activist Irom Sharmila will take on Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh in the second and final phase of Manipur Assembly elections on Wednesday. Polling for the final phase will be held in 22 assembly constituencies spread across the valley district of Thoubal and the hill districts of Ukhrul, Chandel, Tamenglong and Senapati. A …
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March 7, 2017 -
Manipur Assembly elections: 25% recorded in phase-I early polling
Brisk 25 per cent polling was reported amid tight security from most of the 38 assembly constituencies in Manipur that voted on Saturday, an official said at 9.30 am. Irom Sharmila, the human rights campaigner, was among those who cast votes early in the morning. Special provisions were made for senior citizens and the physically …
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March 4, 2017 -
Manipur Assembly elections 2017: Women candidates in the fray
With International Women’s Day around the corner, let us take time to reflect on the roles played by women in Manipur politics, especially, in the coming Assembly elections 2017. Minimum women represention: Manipur has 18,93,743 voters of which 9,68,312 are women. Although the number of female voters exceeds male voters, women have minimal representation in …
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March 2, 2017 -
AFSPA is no cure for militancy, says PRJA
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act – the AFSPA – is not the medicine for militancy and it is there to "extract resources" from Manipur, Irom Sharmila's party PRJA has said. To drive home the point, the Peoples' Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA) said that there were only four insurgent groups when the draconian AFSPA was introduced …
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February 27, 2017 -
Manipur Assembly Elections 2017: Know all about it and more
Grappled by the wave of state assembly elections? Here’s all you need to know about the Manipur Assembly elections 2017 and a little bit more: With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress fighting the main battle in the state, elections to the 60-seat assembly are set to be held in two phases–on March …
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February 25, 2017