refugee
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At the time, Robinson was in prison after admitting contempt of court by repeating false claims against a Syrian refugee.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
According to Boettcher, Abdulmohsen's motive lay in a conflict with a Cologne-based refugee organisation against which he had lost a civil suit.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
"Everyone is an immigrant or a refugee or migrant," Gere said at the launch of the partnership between his foundation and the Hertie School, a Berlin-based public policy university.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
He first escaped China in October 2015 when he travelled to Bangkok with his wife and daughter, where they were granted refugee status by the United Nations and approved for resettlement in Canada.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
I can’t believe she was only twelve—the same age as I am now—when she left home to be a brigadista and then had to leave Cuba by herself as a refugee.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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