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UNESCO holds protest exhibit over destruction of Buddhas.

Publication: Japan Weekly Monitor
Publication Date: 11-JUN-01
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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PARIS, June 5 Kyodo

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday opened an art exhibition at its Paris headquarters protesting the Taliban's destruction of Buddhist monumental sculptures in Afghanistan.

Ikuo Hirayama, a Japanese painter serving as UNESCO's goodwill ambassador, handed 80,000 protest signatures and $75,000...

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