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From The Socialist newspaper, 8 November 2007
Free detained Nigerian students
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Protest at the UK Nigerian embassy, photo Marc Vallee |
THE INTERNATIONAL campaign to free the detained student leaders from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) and Education Rights Campaign (ERC) is growing.
Saburi Akinola, President of OAU students union; Dairo Olatunde, the students union's public relations officer and Taiwo Hassan, the ERC's national coordinator, are being held on a series of frame-up charges including conspiracy to murder and the attempted murder of the OAU's then vice-chancellor in 2004.
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Protest at the Swedish Nigerian embassy |
In the last week, apart from protests in Nigeria, there have been sizeable pickets in Athens, Tel Aviv and Moscow (see www.socialistworld.net for details).
Keep sending protest letters urgently to:
Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) at registar@oauife.edu.ng
OAU vice-chancellor – mfaborode@yahoo.co.uk and mfaborod@oauife.edu.ng
Nigerian Federal Ministry of Education at enquiries@fme.gov.ng and te@fme.gov.ng
Please send copies of all protests to:
campaignworkers@yahoo.co.uk
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In The Socialist 8 November 2007:
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Build the left in the public-sector trade unions
International socialist news and analysis
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Israel: Café waiters' strike victory
Free detained Nigerian students
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Why Prince of mortgages resigned
Socialist Party NHS campaign
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Support strikers at Northern General Hospital
Health workers strike against sacking
Education feature
Education, Education, Education
New schools but not enough rooms
NUT elections: "What are we waiting for?"
Workplace news
Fight Royal Mail victimisation
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