PRESS RELEASE: WUC Holds Successful March and Demonstration in Brussels on 27 April 2018
Press Release – For immediate release
30 April 2018
Contact: World Uyghur Congress www.uyghurcongress.org
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The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) along with its co-organisers, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO), held a successful demonstration along with the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) in Brussels, Belgium on April 27th, 2018.
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