For Manipur's human rights activist Irom Sharmila, it's been a ritual of release and rearrest. The 42-year-old campaigner, who has been on fast for the past 14 years demanding the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, was released from her make-shift prison in Imphal on Wednesday only to be rearrested on Friday morning on charges of attempted suicide.
Sharmila remains resolute in her decision to continue her fast until the Act is repealed. My Body, My weapon is a short documentary directed by Kavita Joshi, a Delhi-based filmmaker about the activist. In the film, Sharmila claims it is her bounden duty to fight for her people.
Sharmila remains resolute in her decision to continue her fast until the Act is repealed. My Body, My weapon is a short documentary directed by Kavita Joshi, a Delhi-based filmmaker about the activist. In the film, Sharmila claims it is her bounden duty to fight for her people.
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