Dear friends,
Some of us have decided to organize a solidarity fast in support of Irom Sharmila, who is in her 7th year of fast with a demand to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (for more information see below).
This solidarity fast will be organized in Imphal, Manipur where Sharmila is presently confined to the Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital, from 13th September, 2007, and will go on for 3-5 days. We invite more people from all over India and even outside to come and join this solidarity fast for as many days as you can. This is the least we can do to support one of the longest solitary peaceful struggles of our times which saddens our hearts but doesn’t move the authorities a bit. We are confident that the truth will emerge victorious one day.
Looking forward to seeing you in Imphal on 13th September. For more information please contact Sharmila’s brother Singhjeet at 09863151540 or Sapamcha Kangleipal, President of Manipur Forward
Youth Front at 09862096539.
Love,
Sandeep Pandey
Lucknow
Email: ashaashram@yahoo.com
Faisal Khan, Delhi, 9313106745
Biju Barboruah, Guwahati, 9435198562
Organizations/individuals endorsing the solidarity fast:
Asha Parivar
National Alliance of People’s Movements
Action 2007
Narmada Bachao Andolan
National Campaign for People’s Right to Information
Global Alternate Information Applications (GAIA)
Right to Food Campaign
Manipur Forward Youth Movement (Sapamcha Kangleipal, President)
United People Front (Th. Mangi, President)
National Identity Protection Committee (Y. Nabachandra, President)
All Manipur Student Union (Ch. Khamba, President)
Manipur Peace and Integrity Council (N. Bimol, Secretary)
All Manipur Social Reformation and Development Samaj (Mrs. Taruni,
President)
All Manipur Tammi Chingmi Apunba Nupi Lup (Mrs. Momon, President)
Apunba Manipur Kanba Ima Lup (Mrs. Sakhi, President)
Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons, J & K
National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights
Ekta Parishad
Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samity
Nirman Mazdoor Panchayat Sangam
EKTA (Committee for Communal Amity), Mumbai
People’s Union for Human Rights (PUHR)
Gene Campaign
INSAF
Lokraj Sangathan
Hind Navjawan Ekta Sabha
Swami Agnivesh
John Dayal, Member, National Integration Council, Government of India
All India Catholic Union
Mahesh Bhatt, Filmmaker
Vidya Bhushan Rawat, Dalit activist and writer
All India Progressive Women’s Association (AIPWA)
All India Students Association (AISA)
Forum for Democratic Initiatives
Communist Part of India (Marxist-Leninist)
Prerana Kala Manch, Varanasi
Kashi Qaumi Ekta Manch, Varanasi
Vishwa Jyoti Communications, Varanasi
Sajha Sanskriti Manch, Varanasi
Peace Coalition of People of South Asia
Friends of South Asia
Non-Residents Indians for a Secular and Harmonious India (NRI-SAHI)
South Asian Network for Secularism and Democracy (SANSAD)
People’s Development Foundation, Pakistan
Indus Valley Theatre Group, Pakistan
Institute for Peace and Secular Studies, Pakistan
