NGOs call for release of Afghan refugees detained in Japan

NGOs call for release of Afghan refugees detained in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - About 30 representatives of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) call for the release of Afghan refugees currently detained in Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, at Tokyo's JR Shinagawa Station on Jan. 21 as nations around the world and international institutions gathered in Tokyo to discuss reconstruction assistance for Afghanistan.

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