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Wikileaks alleges Ecuador spied on Assange
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], Apr 10 (ANI): Wikileaks on Wednesday alleged that Ecuador has been spying on its founder Julian Assange, who has taken asylum in the Embassy of Ecuador here for almost seven years now.
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Trump calls US asylum programme a 'scam'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Las Vegas [USA], Apr 7 (ANI): US President Donald Trump labelled his country's asylum programme as a "scam," during an address to the Republican Jewish Coalition here on Saturday (local time).
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Assange might suffer expulsion from Ecuadorian Embassy: Wikileaks
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], Apr 5 (ANI): Wikileaks on Friday indicated that its founder Julian Assange is likely to be expelled from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he has taken asylum since 2012, in the wake of INA papers leak.
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Saudi teen granted asylum by Canada counts herself as a 'lucky one'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Toronto [Canada], Jan 16 (ANI): Rahaf Mohammed, the Saudi teen who was granted asylum by Canada, said she counts herself amongst the "lucky ones" as she could change reality to make her own decisions.
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Saudi girl welcomed in Canada
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], Jan 13 (ANI): The 18-year-old Saudi girl, Rahaf Alqunun, who fled her family from Kuwait to Thailand, has landed in Canada after being granted asylum in the nation.
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Saudi girl fleeing from family, granted asylum in Canada
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Jan 12 (ANI): An 18-year-old Saudi girl, Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, who fled from her family in Kuwait to Thailand, has been granted asylum in Canada.
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Fearing death, Saudi teen requests Thai govt to stall deportation process
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Jan 7 (ANI): An 18-year-old woman Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, who fled from Kuwait to seek asylum elsewhere, has appealed to the government of Thailand to stall her deportation to Kuwait.
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Appeal court turns down Trump's request to reinstate asylum ban
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
California [USA], December 8 (ANI): The San Francisco-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals here denied the Trump administration's effort to delay US federal judge's order that blocked imposition of its asylum policy.
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US, Mexico deal paves way for asylum overhaul
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], Nov 25(ANI): The White House with the full support of Mexican government has decided to remake a border policy that would require asylum seekers to wait outside the United States border with Mexico while their cases are processed.
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Trump threatens to close US-Mexico border
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 23 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump threatened to shut the US border with Mexico for an undisclosed period of time.
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Trump's asylum ban for migrants blocked by federal judge
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
California [United States], Nov 20 (ANI): A United States federal judge on Tuesday nullified the President Donald Trump-led administration's decision of refusing asylum to immigrants who enter the US mainland from Central America.
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Reports of Asiya Bibi leaving Pakistan 'false, baseless'
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 12 (ANI): Pakistan's Foreign Office on Sunday refuted social media reports of Asiya Bibi, the Christian woman, who was acquitted by the Supreme Court for blasphemy charges last month, of leaving the country.
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