Arijit Sen
Bio:
Arijit Sen is an independent journalist. He focuses on conflict, human rights and democracy. He can be found on Twitter @senarijit.
WMC Women Under Siege
Abuses by the Indian government keep one woman on a 14-year hunger strike
Irom Sharmila, 42, has long advocated for the repeal of India’s Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, or AFSPA, which gives the Indian army legal immunity for various brutal actions. She has been arrested again and again since starting a hunger strike in November 2000. “I have spent 14 years of my life chewing my tongue just for violence on all sides to end,” she has said.
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