No Freedom for Students in Portugal

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The Portuguese Government has struck against the students of Lisbon University. Not content with arresting over 100 students in January of this year and torturing them to the extent that three had to be committed to mental hospitals, it continued its work of"cleaning up" the university by dismissing the elected executive of the Faculty of Science Students Association and replacing it by one directly appointed by the Minister of Education. Last week it was announced that 200 more students were being suspended from Lisbon University for their mion activities, and prevented from studying in any Portuguese university’for periods ranging from 5 days to 8 years. This latest effort to wreck the lives of those who try to keep the torch of freedom alight should not be allowed to succeed. Efforts are being made to enable these students to continue their courses in various European countries. British Universities would get nothing but credit if they admitted them, and every attempt should be made to see that they do.