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France rejects asylum claim by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson

Paul Watson, Canadian anti-whaling activist and founder and of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society © ODD ANDERSEN/AFP

Paul Watson’s bid for asylum in France has been turned down, leaving the veteran anti-whaling campaigner in legal limbo.

France has declined to grant political asylum to anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, dismissing his plea that he would face persecution if returned to Canada or the United States.

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