Irom Sharmila continues fast-unto-death
Activist Irom Sharmila is continuing her fast-unto-death in Imphal’s JN Institute of Medical Sciences. A Delhi court had on Wednesday acquitted Sharmila in a case of attempted suicide at Delhi's Jantar Mantar in 2006. The activist has been on a hunger strike for the last 16 years seeking repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.