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Hungry for Justice
Police arrest peaceful Indian anti-dam activist for hunger striking |
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06 Apr 2006 |
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| Hungry for Justice Police arrest peaceful Indian anti-dam activist for hunger striking Demonstrations against dams in India's Narmada Valley yesterday brought the heavy hand of police, who roughed up protestors and arrested India's most famous environmentalist eight days into a hunger strike on charges of -- get this -- attempting suicide. Medha Patkar's fast started when officials began raisin ... |
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