Family of black British academic found dead denounce ‘campaign of harassment’
Jason Arday
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August 14, 2026

Family of black British academic found dead denounce ‘campaign of harassment’

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The family of black British academic Jason Arday, who was found dead in London on Friday, criticised a “campaign of harassment” targeting the former Cambridge University professor.

“The campaign of misinformation was too much for Jason, who was a gentle man and who always wanted to see the best in everyone. We are in shock to have lost this amazing father, partner, brother, uncle and son,” the family said in a statement via his publisher Simon & Schuster.

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