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Armed Myanmar Group Seeks Asylum In India, Mizoram Border Areas On High Alert
Myanmar-based armed insurgent group Chin National Army (CNA) has sought asylum for their families in India in the wake of the military coup in the neighbouring country, an official in Mizoram said on Wednesday.
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Saudi Teen Who Fled Her Family Welcomed As "Brave Canadian" In Toronto
An 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family this week saying she feared for her life arrived in Toronto on Saturday after Canada granted her asylum, according to a Reuters witness.
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Saudi Teen Fleeing Family Granted Asylum In Canada
A Saudi woman who fled her family, claiming fear for her life, and used social media to amplify her calls for safe haven was granted asylum by Canada on Friday, an official in Thailand said.
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Saudi Teen Seeking Asylum Deletes Twitter Account Over Death Threats
A Saudi teenager who fled to Thailand saying she feared her family would kill her deleted her Twitter account on Friday after getting death threats, a friend said, while she awaits a decision on where she might be granted asylum.
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Australia Says No Timeframe To Decide Case Of Saudi Teen Seeking Asylum
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Thursday there was no timeframe for the assessment of the case of Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, a Saudi woman who fled to Thailand saying she feared her family would kill her.
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Migrant Family Who Fled Tear Gas At US Border Seeks Asylum
Members of a group of Honduran migrants, which included a mother who had been photographed running with her daughters from tear gas several weeks ago, began seeking asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico on Monday, according to a Reuters witness and lawyers for the group.
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Lawyer Seeks Asylum For Asia Bibi, Family In Netherlands
Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi's lawyer on Friday said he was seeking asylum for his client and her family in The Netherlands amid violent protests in Pakistan by radical Islamists against her acquittal in a blasphemy case.
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Families Who Provided Shelter To Snowden In Hong Kong Seek Asylum In Canada
Three families who helped shelter former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden in Hong Kong in 2013 after his mass leak of information about surveillance programmes have asked Canada for asylum, their lawyer said on Friday.
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South Korea Ferry Owner Seeks Asylum: Report
South Korean prosecutors investigating April's ferry disaster said on Tuesday the fugitive head of the family that owns the vessel had indirectly approached a foreign embassy in Seoul over asylum, but was rejected.
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Saudi's 'Barbie' princess makes shock UK asylum bid
A Saudi princess, the granddaughter of the nation's founder, is seeking asylum in Britain over fears she could be persecuted by members of her family at home, the Sunday Telegraph reported.
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100 Hindu families in Pakistan want to move to India
Over 100 Hindu families in Pakistan's Balochistan province are making efforts to migrate to India after becoming the target of a campaign of kidnappings and extortion, according to a media report today.The Hindus of southwestern Balochistan have been hit hardest by incidents of abduction for ransom and extortion, with the records of the province's ...
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Over 2 dozen Pak Hindu families seek asylum in India
More than two dozen Hindu families in Pakistan have sought political asylum in India after an increase in cases of kidnapping for ransom and target killings of the members of their community in Balochistan province, an official said.The Hindu families have approached the Indian high commission here for visa and political asylum. They cited the incr...
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Armed Myanmar Group Seeks Asylum In India, Mizoram Border Areas On High Alert
Myanmar-based armed insurgent group Chin National Army (CNA) has sought asylum for their families in India in the wake of the military coup in the neighbouring country, an official in Mizoram said on Wednesday.
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Saudi Teen Who Fled Her Family Welcomed As "Brave Canadian" In Toronto
An 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family this week saying she feared for her life arrived in Toronto on Saturday after Canada granted her asylum, according to a Reuters witness.
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Saudi Teen Fleeing Family Granted Asylum In Canada
A Saudi woman who fled her family, claiming fear for her life, and used social media to amplify her calls for safe haven was granted asylum by Canada on Friday, an official in Thailand said.
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Saudi Teen Seeking Asylum Deletes Twitter Account Over Death Threats
A Saudi teenager who fled to Thailand saying she feared her family would kill her deleted her Twitter account on Friday after getting death threats, a friend said, while she awaits a decision on where she might be granted asylum.
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Australia Says No Timeframe To Decide Case Of Saudi Teen Seeking Asylum
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Thursday there was no timeframe for the assessment of the case of Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, a Saudi woman who fled to Thailand saying she feared her family would kill her.
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Migrant Family Who Fled Tear Gas At US Border Seeks Asylum
Members of a group of Honduran migrants, which included a mother who had been photographed running with her daughters from tear gas several weeks ago, began seeking asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico on Monday, according to a Reuters witness and lawyers for the group.
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Lawyer Seeks Asylum For Asia Bibi, Family In Netherlands
Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi's lawyer on Friday said he was seeking asylum for his client and her family in The Netherlands amid violent protests in Pakistan by radical Islamists against her acquittal in a blasphemy case.
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Families Who Provided Shelter To Snowden In Hong Kong Seek Asylum In Canada
Three families who helped shelter former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden in Hong Kong in 2013 after his mass leak of information about surveillance programmes have asked Canada for asylum, their lawyer said on Friday.
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South Korea Ferry Owner Seeks Asylum: Report
South Korean prosecutors investigating April's ferry disaster said on Tuesday the fugitive head of the family that owns the vessel had indirectly approached a foreign embassy in Seoul over asylum, but was rejected.
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Saudi's 'Barbie' princess makes shock UK asylum bid
A Saudi princess, the granddaughter of the nation's founder, is seeking asylum in Britain over fears she could be persecuted by members of her family at home, the Sunday Telegraph reported.
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100 Hindu families in Pakistan want to move to India
Over 100 Hindu families in Pakistan's Balochistan province are making efforts to migrate to India after becoming the target of a campaign of kidnappings and extortion, according to a media report today.The Hindus of southwestern Balochistan have been hit hardest by incidents of abduction for ransom and extortion, with the records of the province's ...
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Over 2 dozen Pak Hindu families seek asylum in India
More than two dozen Hindu families in Pakistan have sought political asylum in India after an increase in cases of kidnapping for ransom and target killings of the members of their community in Balochistan province, an official said.The Hindu families have approached the Indian high commission here for visa and political asylum. They cited the incr...
