Irom Sharmila ends her 16-year-long hunger strike

Rights activist Sharmila ends 16 years’ fasting

Human rights activist Irom Sharmila ends her 16-year-long hunger strike, which is thought to the world’s longest, to stand for election.

August 9, 2016
August 9, 2016

Rights activist Sharmila ends 16 years’ fasting

Human rights activist Irom Sharmila ends her 16-year-long hunger strike, which is thought to the world’s longest, to stand for election.