10 October 2024 12:00 am Views - 4853
The entrance to the University of Jaffna
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Anonymous posters were put up within Jaffna University premises attacking 15 academics who had signed a statement Association notes that similar incidents had taken place within the University previously Calls the Jaffna University administration to identify those engaged in the ‘smear campaign’ and take appropriate action |
Recently, anonymous posters were put up within the premises of the University of Jaffna attacking fifteen academics of the University who had signed a statement. In this backdrop, the University of Jaffna Teachers’ Association issued a statement condemning this incident as well as other similar incidents that took place within the University of Jaffna noting that these should be understood as attempts to stifle freedom of expression within the University.
Those who engage in such cowardly acts bring disrepute to not just themselves but also the University of Jaffna, the teachers’ association added. While condemning the “vicious poster campaign”, the association emphasised that the administration of the University of Jaffna must identify those who engaged in this smear campaign and take appropriate action against them.
“Universities function as sites that nourish exchange of ideas. Freedom of speech is an integral part of academic freedom. Those who are part of a university of community are generally mature enough to debate and discuss ideas,” the statement also read.