asylum
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But just before the wedding, when she turned 16 in 1996, Sierra Leone's civil war caused enough distraction to allow her to escape with the help of relatives and seek asylum in the UK.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Schreiber called the ruling important for government efforts to bring about a more "effective and fair system to manage refugees and asylum seekers".
From BBC • May 12, 2026
The majority of people making the crossing travel from France and go on to claim asylum in the UK, though not all of them are granted it.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
By December last year, more than 108,000 of these asylum applications had been processed, with about three in five people granted asylum.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
He stays inside, working in his asylum studio painting self-portraits and touching up older canvases.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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