asylum
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Two men have been arrested and three police officers injured during a protest outside a hotel in Greenock that has been used to house asylum seekers.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The trial had heard Malik is an asylum seeker, who was born in Pakistan and lived in France, Germany and Italy before coming to the UK.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
“You cannot put on those who have come to the United Kingdom in general to seek asylum what an individual has chosen to do,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Meanwhile, this week the EU is putting into force its Pact on Migration and Asylum, which introduces new asylum procedures.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“Are you coming to protect me from the inmates of the asylum, Imogen?”
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
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