Japan under fire over handling of Kurdish refugees

Japan under fire over handling of Kurdish refugees

TOKYO, Japan - Erdal Dogam (C), 30, a Turkish Kurd living in Japan who is seeking refugee status, is joined by his two children as he holds a sit-in protest in front of the UNHCR's Japan and South Korea regional office in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Aug. 5.

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