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14th October 2006

  • NPMHR in solidarity with Sharmila's cause The Sangai Express
  • All set for the President`s one-day visit to the state Imphal Free Press
  • Sharmila Scares Me:-By: Monalisa Changkija Imphal Free Press
  • Extraordinary situation demands extraordinary measures: CM Imphal Free Press
  • CM tosses AFSPA quagmire for public debate The Sangai Express
  • RPF boycotts Kalam's visit The Sangai Express
  • Miles to go before we sleep: Manmohan Singh> The Hindu
  • NCP leader assures to highlight State issues The Sangai Express
  • Repeal AFSPA protest intensifies The Sangai Express

    • 13th October 2006

  • Bodies to boycott President's visit The Sangai Express
  • Strike called on the day of Kalam's visit to Manipur The Hindu
  • AFSPA, zero tolerance for rights abuses can’t go together Kashmiri Observer Editorial
  • CPI (M) to challenge AFSPA imposition The Sangai Express
  • NCP demands removal of AFSPA Imphal free Press
  • Apunba Lup calls bandh on the day President is to arrive The Imphal free Press

    • 12th October 2006

  • 70 state student rallyists arrested during Delhi protest The Imphal Free Press
  • One day they will hear my voice: Irom Sharmila Daily India.com, NY
  • New Delhi cops baton charge anti-AFSPA rallyists The Sangai Express
  • Manipuri students demand repeal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act New Kerala

    • 11th October 2006

  • NPMHR lends support to Sharmila`s demand The Imphal Free Press
  • State wide rallies against AFSPA on Oct 13 The Imphal Free Press
  • Sharmila arrested under section 309 IPC: Delhi police The Imphal Free Press
  • Many back Sharmila on her campaign The Sangai Express
  • NESO joins outcry against AFSPA The Sangai Express
  • Activist on six-year fast The peninsula Qatar
  • Repeal AFSPA
    Greater kashmir editorial

    • 10th October 2006

  • LEADER ARTICLE: Farewell To Arms Times of India Editorial
  • Senior MLA seeks immediate convening of Manipur Assembly The Hindu, India
  • Indian activist on 6-year fast moved to hospital Reuters, UK
  • Sit-in-protest galore The Sangai Express
  • Activists 'Reddy' with report AFSPA MoneyControl India
  • Protest rally against AFSPA in New Delhi on Oct 11 Imphal Free Press
  • Dharna staged to decry detention of Sharmila
    The Sangai Express

    • 9th October 2006

  • CPI demands repeal of AFSPA in Manipur The Hindu, India
  • Rights activists 'release' Reddy report on AFSPA The Hindu, India
  • Loneliness of a Long Distance Runner Imphal free Press editorial
  • Apunba Lup shares opinion on recommendations of panel The Sangai Express
  • Sharmila in AIIMS The statesman UK
  • Apunba Lup intensifies repeal AFSPA agitation in Delhi ;Protest gains momentum in the state
    The Sangai Express

    • 8th October 2006

  • Sharmila continues fast at AIIMS The Hindu, India
  • Repeal Armed Forces Act: official panel The Hindu, India
  • Official panel wants stringent safeguards on Army user The Hindu, India
  • Publish AFSPA review report, insists MPP The Sangai Express
  • Official team leaves for Delhi to monitor Sharmila`s condition Imphal Free Press
  • Nurses flown to aid Sharmila's treatment
    The Sangai Express
  • MPP leaders express solidarity with Sharmila The Imphal Free Press
  • Manipur activist, on fast for 6 yrs, taken to ICU Mumbai Mirror
  • Activist Irom Sharmila at AIIMS ICU (IANS) Telugu Portal

    • 7th October 2006

  • Delhi police arrest Irom Sharmila The Hindu, India
  • Fast unto death causes unrest in Manipur Deccan Herald, Bangalore
  • The CM gets a taste of people's ire. Ibobi retreats sans shoes, Delhi rally against AFSPA, many back Sharmila The Sangai Express
  • Many show solidarity to Sharmila's cause The Sangai Express
  • Khwairamband bandh today to show solidarity to Sharmila
    The Sangai Express

    • 6th October 2006

  • Sharmila continues fast against anti-terror law Zee News, India
  • Sharmila resolves to continue fast against anti-terror law NewKerala.com
  • The "Iron Lady in Manipuri": Indian Girl On Six-Year Hunger Strike ... Blogcritics.org, OH
  • Irom Sharmila, a one woman army- CNN-IBN, India Watch video
  • Condition of Manipuri woman on fast-unto-death deteriorates
    Hindu, India
  • A Manipuri Girl Brings Her Iconic Protest Against the Indian Army to the Country's Capital
    Desicritics.org, India

    • 5th October 2006

  • Sharmila shifts base, brings hunger strike to Delhi yahoo India
  • Activist breaks for freedom Saturday star, South Africa
  • Manipur fight reaches Delhi The Telegraph, Calcutta
  • Indo Asian News Service>Manipur activist continues fast to oppose draconian Act Indo Asian News Service (IANS)
  • Fasting Manipuri woman shifts protest to Delhi Reuters AlertNet, UK

    • 4th October 2006

  • Sharmila takes fight to capital - Solace at Rajghat, protest at Jantar Mantar
  • Sharmila takes stir to New Delhi The Sangai Express
  • Six-yr-long protest fast shifts to Delhi Times of India, India
  • Manipur activist visits Gandhi samadhi NDTV.com, India

    • 3rd October 2006

  • Court orders Sharmila`s release KanglaOnline, India
  • Six-yr-long protest fast shifts to Delhi Times of India, India
  • Manipur activist visits Gandhi samadhi NDTV.com, India

    • 27th September 2006

  • Song on Sharmila released KanglaOnline, India

    • 22nd September 2006

  • Saheli extends solidarity to Sharmila`s struggle The Imphal Free Press

    • 19th September 2006

  • Manipur woman's marathon fast BBC news