Irom Sharmila Archives | Organizations for Minorities of India
Irom Sharmila, World’s Longest Hunger-Striker, Weds in Tamil Nadu
August 17, 2017 | Admin
Divya Bharathi, persecuted for anti-caste documentary, serves as bridesmaid
Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu: August 17, 2017 — After a lengthy engagement during which her fiancé often questioned the possibility it would end in nuptials, Manipuri hunger-striker Irom Sharmila has finally wed … Read More
15 Year Hunger-Striker Irom Sharmila: “Repeal India’s AFSPA or I Die of Starvation”
November 18, 2015 | Admin
World’s longest hunger-striker pleads for “mass support” against AFSPA legislation
Imphal, Manipur: Nov. 18, 2015 — “What I really want from the world is their voice against this draconian law,” says the Iron Lady of Manipur, Irom Sharmila, … Read More
August 2008 Anti-Christian Pogrom in India Saw “Rivers of Blood on the Road”
August 25, 2015 | Admin
John Dayal on religious nationalism, massacres of minorities, and freedom of faith
New Delhi, India: August 25, 2015 — Indian journalist Dr. John Dayal, who recently visited Orissa to discover the current situation after the state was wracked … Read More
Hunger-Striker Surat Singh Khalsa Rearrested Despite Worldwide Support
July 22, 2015 | Admin
Supporters call arrests “torture by the Brahmanical Indian State”
LUDHIANA, PUNJAB: July 22, 2015 — As a delegation of senior officials representing the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) party in Punjab, India toured North America to woo diaspora … Read More
Irom Sharmila’s Fiancé on Torture, AFSPA, and Surat Singh Khalsa
June 12, 2015 | Admin
OFMI: This is Steve Macias with the Organization for Minorities of India, and today we have a very special guest, the fiancé of the longest held political prisoner in India today, who’s been called the participant of the world’s longest … Read More
Irom Sharmila’s Fiance: “They do wish to kill her”
June 7, 2015 | Admin
Steve Macias, Organization for Minorities of India, interviews Irom Chanu Sharmilla’s fiancé Desmond Coutinho as he struggles to see the one he loves suffer through the agony of force-feeding, police brutality, and an endless cycle of prison sentences.Read More
Plight of Political Prisoners in India Inspires May 22 Rally at California State Capitol
May 20, 2015 | Admin
Californian Communities Unite Behind Indian Minorities Who Are “Hungry for Justice”
Sacramento, CA: May 20, 2015 – South Asian diaspora will unite with community organizers and state legislators in California to rally at 3:30pm on May 22 outside the State … Read More