Rally against "conspiracy bill"

Rally against "conspiracy bill"

People stage a rally on May 23, 2017, around the Diet building in Tokyo against a controversial bill to penalize the planning of serious crimes. The ruling bloc aims to get the bill through a lower house plenary session on the day to send it to the upper house. Opponents argue it could lead to excessive state surveillance and abuses of civil rights. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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