passage out

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The former head of the Iraqi gas centrifuge program had hidden key assets from Iraq’s pre-1991 gas centrifuge program and was looking to trade them for safe passage out of Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

In 2016, Mrs Assad told Russian state-backed television she had rejected a deal to offer her safe passage out of the war-torn nation in order to stand by her husband.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024

Hospital director Mohammad Abu Selmeyah told Al Arabiya television that there was no safe passage out.

From Reuters • Nov. 12, 2023

CPJ’s Mansour said that he hopes the United Nations keeps the welfare of journalists on its agenda, including safe passage out of the country for those who need it.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023

Almost four decades later, Juan Manuel Peralta underwent a similar rite of passage out of Mexico.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times