India Cancels Visa for Japanese Anti-Nuclear Activist
Source: Voice of America
India's government has revoked the visa of a Japanese anti-nuclear activist who was scheduled to visit during the one-year anniversary of the Fukushima disaster. Nuclear energy opponents say the move fits a pattern of seeking to stifle criticism of India's rapid push toward nuclear power.
India says it revoked the business visa it granted to Maya Kobayashi because her travel itinerary did not match the stated purpose of her trip on her application.
Greenpeace India, the organization that was to host her, says the real reason is more likely to be her plans to address fellow opponents of nuclear energy near the site of a controversial planned reactor in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Kobayashi lived in Fukushima when the earthquake and tsunami struck last year. She relocated due to concerns about radiation from the damaged reactor there.
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