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Perhaps you are aware that the hunger fast of Irom Sharmila Chanu has
crossed 10 years, with a demand for repeal of AFSPA (Armed Forces Special
Powers Act, 1958. She has been force fed through her nose by the Government, arrested with charges for attempt to commit suicide, criminalised as a high security prisoner, denying her access to family, friends, supporters and the media. It is a shame that in this land of Gandhi, a non-violent protester has been subjected to such humiliation for more than ten years. Globally, in the history of non-violent resistance, this struggle is unmatched in terms of its resilence and sustaining power.

In a two part interview, Dr Binayak Sen speaks to Tehelka on Human rights, Inequity and Sedition

OSAMA bin Laden’s capture and killing provides the Pakistani state an opportunity to make a clean break with the past.

cases pending in labour courts ; hellish conditions of re-rolling mills; Inspection of Factories; Minimum wages

Bin Laden’s demise may mark a turning point in the relationship between India and Pakistan