asylum
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EU countries received about a million asylum applications filed by Afghans between 2013 and 2024.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
After receiving repeated threats, Morales decided to leave Colombia and sought asylum in France.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
A tracker poll by YouGov suggests immigration and asylum have been seen by many over the last 15 years as among the most important issues facing the country, alongside the economy and the health service.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Plus, crucially, can this government and its successors, in their management of immigration and asylum, demonstrate the necessary fairness and control?
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Irwin offered to drive me home, but I didn't see how I could let him drive me to the asylum, so I dug in my pocketbook for Joan's address.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
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