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World media on Anna Hazare’s movement

World media on Anna Hazare’s movement

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• Deal would free Indian activist and allow protests

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• Indian activist Anna Hazare ends standoff with government

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• Anti-graft activist fasts in custody

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• Indian activist wins right to fast in public, prepares to leave jail

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• India activist nears deal for release

The tentative word came after several thousand people gathered in central Delhi and other Indian cities on Wednesday evening in support of Mr. Hazare, 73 years old, who was jailed on Tuesday after refusing to agree to conditions on his proposed hunger strike to call for a more powerful anticorruption ombudsman. (Click here to read full story)

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• India corruption: Anna Hazare accepts release offer

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• Hazare allowed to begin hunger strike

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• Indian activist Anna Hazare allowed 15-day hunger strike

As tens of thousands marched on the streets of towns and cities or held candlelit vigils, Anna Hazare and police officials held talks in the jail where the 74-year-old was taken after refusing to abandon his plans for a public protest earlier this week. (Click here to read full story)

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• Police detain Indian hunger striker Anna Hazare

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• A new ‘Gandhi’ shakes India

The streets of India are choked with anti-corruption crusaders, and walls are marked with busy slogans. Last week in Delhi I noticed a bumper sticker: “I AM FOR A CORRUPTION FREE INDIA. ARE YOU?" Who could fail to agree with that? It is the sort of self-righteous political claim (like “I’m pro-justice. Are you?") that is designed to cancel debate rather than to encourage it. (Click here to read full story)

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• Indian anti-corruption activist refuses to leave jail

The late-night drama on Tuesday came after a long day in which the protest leader, Anna Hazare, had initially planned to begin a hunger strike at a park in New Delhi, backed by rallies across the country. Seeking to pre-empt the demonstrations, the police arrested Mr Hazare and his aides and detained more than 1200 of his followers, though most were soon released. (Click here to read full story)

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• Jail the messenger

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Published: 18 Aug 2011, 03:48 PM IST
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