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July 3, 2012

U.S. Denies Visa to Afghanistan-Based Peace Activist 
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A Singapore physician and peace activist who has been working in
Afghanistan has been denied permission to enter the United States.
Doctor Wee Teck Young of the Afghan Peace Volunteers has been invited to
speak on an antiwar caravan across the United States beginning in
September. But last week, U.S. consular officials in Singapore denied
Dr. Young's visa request. The group Voices for Creative Non-Violence is
urging supporters to protest the move.

 

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