Okinawa activist blasts Japan gov't "oppression" at U.N.

Okinawa activist blasts Japan gov't "oppression" at U.N.

Hiroji Yamashiro, a prominent activist in Okinawa, meets with reporters in Geneva on June 15, 2017, after addressing a U.N. Human Rights Council meeting. Yamashiro, who was detained for five months for what he and his supporters call minor offenses during a protest against U.S. military bases, said the government has committed "clear human rights violations" against activists in the southern Japan island prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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