Students on hunger strike in India demand restoration of student union
Students at New Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia university are on hunger strike demanding the restoration of their student union, which has been banned since 2006. They accuse university authorities and the police of restricting their movement and blocking access to basic supplies.
…Targets $594m revenue in first year By Nkiruka Nnorom & Marvellous Chukwunenye Universities in England will now have to pay an annual levy of £925 ($1,200) for each international student beyond an exemption threshold from August 2028, in a move targeting institutions enrolling students from Nigeria, China, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. The Department for Education data further showed that Nigerian students generated £1.7 billion in UK higher education export revenue in 2024, compared with £5.3 billion from India and £4.9 billion from China.
Protesters demand more spending on education and social services, but the government has struggled amid a fiscal crisis.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Imo State University (IMSU) branch, has appealed to the Imo State Government, the university’s Visitor and Governing Council, to urgently intervene in its ongoing strike, insisting that academic activities will not resume until outstanding welfare issues are addressed. ASUU-IMSU Chairman, Stephen Oguji, made the appeal during a press conference at the university premises in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Monday.
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Lissu, who faces treason charge carrying a possible death sentence, refused food after being denied access to lawyers.
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