‘Your actions have damaged IISc’s reputation’: Scientists, academics protest cancellation of discussion on UAPA
3 July 2023 | The Indian Express
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More than 500 scientists, academics, and students have written to the director of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore to protest the last-minute cancellation of a discussion that was to be led by student activists Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita and urge the institute to ensure the freedom of expression for members of IISc.
In a letter sent Monday morning, a copy of which The Indian Express has seen, the signatories, including 21 faculty members of IISc, expressed “dismay at the actions taken by the IISc administration to stop a discussion on the ‘Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, Prisons and the Criminal Justice System’ that was to be led by Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita on June 28.”
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