Jaffna Uni students protest against attack

by admin
May 17, 2012

Students at Jaffna university staged large scale protest outside the university grounds condemning the attack of the secretary of student union, Paramalingam Tharsananth.

See reports here, here and here.

Demanding that the university officials act to safeguard the rights of students, the protesters burnt an effigy of the university's vice chancellor, prompting her to call for discussions.

According to reports, the situation remains tense, after the protest has resulted in a large deployment of Sri Lankan police officers to the area.

 

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