Archive for the 'solidarity' Category
NTESU’s statement of support for Fazel Khan
Dear NTESU Members,
Many of you have approached us for a response to the dismissal of Fazel Khan. We have chosen to respond now, having carefully read the judgement published by the Management and having followed with interest the various debates on the issue in e-mail fora around the University.
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Letters in the Mail and Guardian
UKZN: concern is mounting
The Mail and Guardian published a series of letters in response to Dasarath Chetty’s lies and misrepresentations. Here are the four that were published.
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Letter to The Mercury Newspaper from the Committee for Academic Freedom in Africa
Dear Mr. Canning,
For some time now the Committee for Academic Freedom in Africa (CAFA) has
been growing increasingly concerned about the academic freedom crisis at
the University of KwaZulu-Natal. There are now a long list of incidents
that are grave cause for concern. One of these incidents is the dismissal
of Fazel Khan an academic internationally respected for his […]
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COMSA Stands in Support of Fazel Khan
To all COMSA members
Comrades,
Comrade Fazel Khan, the Acting President of COMSA was dismissed last week after a DC that lasted 7 months. After careful consideration of the evidence that was led we strongly believe that the final decision of the DC is biased, vindictive and fundamentally incorrect. We are certain that Fazel will win his […]
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FXI reports on how UKZN’s management tried, and failed, to crush academic freedom
Fazel’s case isn’t the first attempt made by the university to stymie academic freedom. Earlier this year, the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s head of Communications, Dasarath Chetty, lost a case in which he claimed defamation against world renowned academic, Professor Jimi Adesina. You can read the full transcript by clicking on this (287 page) pdf.
Media […]
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Freedom of Expression Institute Writes in Support of Fazel
Dear Professor Makgoba
We write to you because of a growing concern that the Freedom of Expression Institute has had over the recent past regarding the state of freedom of expression and of academic freedom at the University of KwaZulu Natal. We believe that free expression and academic freedom are in severe decline at your university […]
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South Africa: Lecturer Faces Dismissal for Media-Interview - Alert from Network for Education and Academic Rights
Fazel Khan, a sociology lecturer at the University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN), faces a disciplinary committee and possible a dismissal for an interview he gave to members of the media. The Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI), a member of IFEX reports this is not an isolated case. The Organisation informs that in the past six […]
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Committee for Academic Freedom in Africa supports Fazel
Available at the South Africa Indymedia site.
October 12, 2006
Dear Vice-Chancellor M. W. Makgoba,
I am writing on behalf of the editorial board of the Committee for Academic Freedom in Africa (CAFA) to express our concern about disciplinary action instituted against University of KwaZulu-Natal sociologist, Fazel Khan. Our belief is that charges against Khan to be presented […]
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Solidarity from Shackdwellers
Letter to the Editor, Mail & Guardian, November 24 to November 30 2006,
We need Khans In the shackdwellers’ movement, we do not have the money to train as academics or send our children to train as academics. Therefore, we rely on others to bring back the fruits of their knowledge to the poor.
University of KwaZulu-Natal […]
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