Hundreds of Jaffna University students staged a protest outside the university campus today, calling for the release of Tamil political prisoners.
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| Students march past the Pongu Tamil declaration board at the Jaffna University campus. |
Lecturers at the university joined the rally alongside the students, which was also attended by family members of Tamil political prisoners.
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Sri Lankan intelligence officers were reported to have been monitoring the protest.
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