Sri Lanka's Marxist party affiliated IUSF to protest for the release of arrested university students

Sri Lanka's Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna affiliated Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) says that it will stage protests in front of all the universities island wide on October 19, 20 and 21 against the arrest of the 21 students at the Higher Education Ministry on Thursday (14).

According to the IUSF, it would continue to protest calling for the release of all the university students arrested by the police.

The police on Thursday arrested 21 university students when the IUSF forcibly entered into the Higher Education Ministry premises demanding the release of students from the Peradeniya University, who are in police custody.

The Colombo chief magistrate yesterday remanded the arrested 21 students till October 29.