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Jaffna University students protest against attacks and detention

Photographs: Tamil Guardian

Jaffna University students, on Monday, protested against violent crackdowns on Tamil students in recent weeks. 

On Saturday, 9 students were attacked by a group of people wielding swords in Jaffna, resulting in 3 students being submitted to hospital. One students hand was amputated as a result of the attack.

The three students, Muralitharan, Rajeepan and Jepradharshan were all admitted to hospital with severe injuries.

In a separate incident last week, students and a journalist were arrested outside Jaffna university by Sri Lanka’s police for an unrelated issue.

The protests called for the people involved in the attacks to be arrested, on the police to guarantee the safety of students at Jaffna University and for detained students and journalists to be released.

Journalist and two students detained by Sri Lankan police in Jaffna (23 Apr 2015)

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