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Woman Has Refused to Eat Since 2000

Description:A 40 year woman from India has allegedly been on a hunger strike for 12 years. According to the Los Angeles Times, Irom Sharmila began contemplating her protest 12 years ago on Nov 2nd, 2000 when a roadside bomb detonated near a paramilitary vehicle in her state. No one in the blast was hurt, but reportedly the paramilitary forces returned and shot and killed ten people, some of whom were standing at a bus stop. (1:12)

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