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![India Partially Repeals Controversial AFSPA in the Northeast India Partially Repeals Controversial AFSPA in the Northeast](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-04-07-142556.jpg)
India Partially Repeals Controversial AFSPA in the Northeast
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
A massacre of civilians by soldiers in December last year, which triggered mass protests against the law, prompted the government to revoke it in some districts.
![Calls for Repealing AFSPA Grow Louder in India’s Northeast Calls for Repealing AFSPA Grow Louder in India’s Northeast](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-12-14-124952.jpg)
Calls for Repealing AFSPA Grow Louder in India’s Northeast
By Rajeev Bhattacharya
The Indian Army’s killing of innocent civilians in Nagaland has triggered angry protests in the region.
![India’s Nagaland Erupts in Protests Against Army Killing of Civilians India’s Nagaland Erupts in Protests Against Army Killing of Civilians](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-12-06-113204.jpg)
India’s Nagaland Erupts in Protests Against Army Killing of Civilians
By Sheikh Saaliq
Calls for revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act are growing louder in the restive state.
![The Lessons of Irom Sharmila's Defeat in Manipur The Lessons of Irom Sharmila's Defeat in Manipur](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-24_18-05-14.jpg)
The Lessons of Irom Sharmila's Defeat in Manipur
By Padmapriya Govindarajan
Sharmila’s defeat in Manipur signals that fame cannot overcome the political machine.
![Indian Activist Irom Sharmila Ends 16-Year-Long Hunger Strike Indian Activist Irom Sharmila Ends 16-Year-Long Hunger Strike](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-04_15-19-23.jpg)
Indian Activist Irom Sharmila Ends 16-Year-Long Hunger Strike
By Padmapriya Govindarajan
Irom Sharmila's remarkable 16-year hunger strike comes to an end as she looks to enter politics instead.
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