Jaffna Uni closes today in protest at detention of Tamil political prisoners

30Oct 2017

The University of Jaffna remained shut today in an act of protest against the ongoing detention of Tamil political prisoners in Sri Lanka. 

Students and staff at the university, along side Tamils across the North-East, have held a series of protests over recent months calling for those detained to be release immediately.

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