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
He then made a claim for asylum in 2021 at the age of 16 and was granted leave to remain in the UK in 2022, to be reviewed in 2027.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
It seems they were trying to get close to a hotel which houses asylum seekers.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Fearing being targeted by the Taliban himself, he fled and first sought asylum in Greece, where his application was rejected.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
But he views it all from the prison of his hurting mind, as if the window of the asylum is his perspective frame.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
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