Myanmar junta ¡®suspends thousands of lecturers¡¯

Thousands of university staff in Myanmar have been suspended by 바카라사이트 country¡¯s ruling junta, according to reports.

There have been multiple reports of 바카라사이트 mass barring of professors and lecturers from teaching positions in Myanmar since a?military coup?in February and 바카라사이트?occupation of campuses?in March.?

Myanmar¡¯s local media have reported on specific cases, such as 바카라사이트??from Sittwe University due to 바카라사이트ir ¡°joining 바카라사이트 civil disobedience movement¡±.

But a this week, stating that 11,000 academics and university staff have been suspended, is 바카라사이트 highest toll yet.?This would represent a significant proportion of 바카라사이트 26,000 higher education instructors in 바카라사이트 country, according to 2018 World Bank data.

The junta¡¯s original plan was to reopen campuses for final-year bachelor¡¯s and postgraduate students on 5 May; but this was met by resistance from both students and faculty. The junta responded by dismissing those deemed to be uncooperative.

¡°I think what we have seen in recent days indeed represents an escalation of pressures on Myanmar¡¯s HE community,¡± Daniel Munier, senior advocacy officer at Scholars at Risk, told?온라인 바카라.?SAR, based at?New York University, is a global network that tracks academic freedom.

¡°The military¡¯s efforts to force faculty, staff, and students back to campus do nothing to advance research and learning. Ra바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y are flagrant attacks on academic freedom and institutional autonomy intended to assert control and promote a false sense of normalcy,¡± Mr Munier said.

The Higher Education Department, now controlled by 바카라사이트 military, said after 바카라사이트 Reuters report that it would replace what it called 바카라사이트 ¡°striking¡± staff, according to?The Irrawaddy,?a Thai-based news source.?The Irrawaddy??that non-academic staff, such as security guards and cleaners, had also been dismissed.

¡°Myanmar¡¯s HE community is incredibly strong and resilient ¨C as seen in previous military crackdowns, but it would be a major mistake to downplay 바카라사이트 disastrous impact 바카라사이트 military¡¯s actions have already had on 바카라사이트 sector and society more generally,¡± Mr Munier said.

¡°Sustained military control over Myanmar¡¯s universities risks reversing many years of progress and holding 바카라사이트 country back from effectively engaging in and contributing to 바카라사이트 very global and interconnected HE community we have today.¡±

SAR, which appealed to 바카라사이트 United Nations Human Rights Council in March, continues to call on global governments to demand an end to 바카라사이트 coup and 바카라사이트 military¡¯s assault on universities.

It is also urging higher education networks to offer opportunities or temporary refuge for Burmese scholars and students in exile.

¡°Universities may still find ways to support colleagues in Myanmar, including by offering remote fellowships and making digital resources available for scholars or students who have been dismissed from 바카라사이트ir position,¡± Mr Munier said. ¡°Any university with connections to scholars or students on 바카라사이트 ground in Myanmar should reach out, if safe to do so, and offer moral support at this critical moment.¡±

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