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Kashmir: Rights group holds protest for Irom Sharmila
Kashmir Dispatch | Zahid Maqbool | 15 October 2011 13:54 Srinagar:
In a show of solidarity with Manipur rights activist Irom Sharmila, a sit-in demonstration and hunger strike, organized under the banner of ‘Kashmir Reform Group', was held at the Press Enclave, here on Saturday.
According to the participants, the protest it is a "reciprocate gesture" from people of Jammu and Kashmir to Sharmila for extending her support for repealing of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Kashmir. The group also demanded immediate steps to resettle the migrated pandits in the Kashmir valley.
The protest is was organized at a time when a Delhi-based civil rights group is going to start ‘Save Sharmila Solidarity campaign.’ The journey to be flagged off by social activist Medha Patkar and Magsaysay awardee Sandeep Pandey on October 16 from Srinagar would pass through many states before reaching Manipur- its destination.
The Manipuri activist is on hunger strike for the last ten years demanding revocation of AFSPA which provides impunity to armed forces operating in disturbed areas of India.
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