Habibah Jaghoori, who has been outspoken throughout her term on a number of issues ranging from the Union’s conservative leadership to the Israeli occupation of Palestine, was removed last week.
An On Dit editor has been removed from office by YouX (formerly known as the Adelaide University Union) after publishing an article in support of Palestine following Israel’s most recent attacks on Gaza.
Habibah Jaghoori was removed last Tuesday in the most recent YouX Board meeting, where she was brought before the Student Media Tribunal and found to have breached the Board’s constitution.
“I’m not surprised that this happened,” Jaghoori said. “Our right-wing Board has censured so many people for having different political opinions.”
She was brought before the tribunal at the recommendation of the YouX Student Media Independent Committee, which completed an investigation on her conduct following the publication of her article.
Although the findings of the investigation show that Jaghoori’s article, which has now been removed, was not in breach of any rules concerning student media specifically, the Board had determined that her “conduct and behaviour” following its publication was in breach of YouX’s “objectives” as an organisation.
“Despite numerous opportunities to clarify her position and dispel any misinterpretation, she has continued to use language in public forums that can be clearly construed to support actions that could threaten the welfare of students,” the YouX Board said in a statement.
Read the article by Carmeli Argana in Honi Soit.