asylum
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He was held for more than eight months and fled to Thailand, where he sought asylum in 2015.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The U.N. refugee agency counted nearly 181,000 Chinese seeking asylum in 2024, up from roughly 15,400 at the end of 2012, the year Chinese leader Xi Jinping took power.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
For several years, many of these migrants, virtually all of whom had a pending asylum claim or other temporary legal status, pieced together lives on the margins of the city.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
The migrants and asylum seekers interviewed by BBC Mundo say the conditions are unacceptable, with frequent power cuts and a lack of drinking water.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
“What’s more important? Gaining asylum or finding our daughter?” shouted Zafoona.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
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