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Rights group urges UK govt to grant asylum to Afghan women prone to Taliba
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK] July 11 (ANI): Human and women's rights groups on Sunday asked the UK administration to provide asylum to the vulnerable Afghan women amid the US troops withdrawal and increase in Taliban violence in the war-torn country.
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Japan approves six-month visa for Myanmar soccer player seeking asylum
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 3 (ANI): Myanmar national soccer goalkeeper Pyae Lyan Aung, who applied for refugee status in Japan last month, has been approved visa for six months on Friday, Kyodo News reported.
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Over 400 Hongkongers seeking asylum abroad after imposition of national se
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 22 (ANI): Amid protests against the new security law in Hong Kong, over 400 citizens are planning to seek asylum abroad after the imposition of the draconian legislation by China.
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UNHCR calls for orderly release of detained asylum seekers in Libya
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday called for the orderly release of asylum seekers detained in Libya.
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India 'not signatory' to 1951 UN Convention: MHA on asylum to Myanmar refu
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday replied on India's stand of giving Asylum to Myanmar refugees, saying that the country is not a signatory to the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereon.
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Singer-songwriter Rita Ora releases much awaited Ep 'Bang'
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): Global superstar Rita Ora releases much-awaited EP, Bang along with GRAMMY-nominated Kazakh DJ. The EP released on February 12th via Asylum/Atlantic Records.
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Mexican President offers political asylum to Assange
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he would grant WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange political asylum if the United Kingdom freed him from jail.
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EU expects Hungary to address asylum law breaches after court decision
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Commission will reach out to Hungary to ascertain how it is going to address its violations of EU law on asylum in the wake of the Court of Justice's ruling on the matter, spokesman for home affairs Adalbert Jahnz said on Thursday.
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Activist, former lawmaker Leung Chung-hang flees Hong Kong, pitches for US
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 12 (ANI): Former Hong Kong lawmaker Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang has left the territory and is in the United States to press Washington for asylum to young Hongkongers.
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Fire breaks out at refugee camp on Greece's Samos island
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Samos [Greece], November 2 (ANI/Xinhua): A fire broke out at a refugee camp on the Greek island of Samos, which also recently suffered from a powerful earthquake, the country's Migration and Asylum Ministry said on Monday.
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Hong Kong Police arrests youth planning to claim asylum at US Consulate
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 28 (ANI): In the wake of draconian national security law in Hong Kong, a 19-year-old activist, also facing secessionist charges, has been detained amid reports that he was planning to claim asylum at the United States Consulate.
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China tells Canada not to grant asylum to 'violent criminals' of Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], October 16 (ANI): China's Ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu has told Canada not to grant asylum to Hong Kong citizens fleeing since the imposition of national security law.
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