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U.S. Denies Visa to Afghanistan-Based Peace Activist

HeadlineJul 03, 2012

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 Nonviolence is urging supporters to protest the move.

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