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For weeks, Nathaniel Cunningham and his boyfriend secretly lived together in rural Jamaica. They showed no affection in public and rarely spoke to neighbors.
A gay Brazilian man has been denied asylum by the Obama administration and won't be reunited with his Massachusetts husband in the U.S., the husband said Monday.
The daughter of a top adviser to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has applied for asylum in Germany, organizers of a film festival that she was attending said Tuesday.
A Sicilian court on Wednesday acquitted three Germans of charges they aided illegal immigration by picking up a boatload of African migrants stranded in the Mediterranean Sea.
A Venezuelan opposition figure sought political asylum in Peru on Thursday to evade charges that he incited violence in an August protest against a controversial education law, his lawyer said.
A former ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in Peru seeking political asylum to avoid corruption charges at home that he contends are politically motivated, his lawyer said Friday.
The Department of Homeland Security has opened the door to the possibility that immigrants who have been victims of domestic violence could qualify for asylum.
The newcomers on this tiny Pacific nation are young and in limbo, scared that they'll be arrested if they're sent back to their native land. Most speak no English, but they say they're astounded by the generosity of Palau and its people.
Two Britons seeking asylum in the United States after being convicted of hate speech crimes in their homeland will be deported after nearly a year in U.S. custody.
The U.N. refugee agency says it has changed its guidelines on how countries should treat asylum seekers from southern Iraq because of the improved security situation.
Sen. John Kerry has asked the Obama administration to grant asylum to a gay man who was forced to return to Brazil after he married a U.S. citizen in Massachusetts.
In a March 3 story about a Supreme Court decision on refugees seeking asylum, The Associated Press reported erroneously the name of the government board that rejected a refugee's appeal. It is the Board of Immigration Appeals, not the Bureau of Immigration Affairs.
The Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to ban refugees who are forced to persecute others from being granted asylum in the United States, sending back to immigration officials the case of an Eritrean guard who prevented prisoners from getting fresh air and made them stand in the hot sun.
A Mexican journalist seeking asylum in the United States after a series of stories about alleged Mexican military abuses of civilians has been released from an immigration jail after 7 months' detention.
Somalia's former president, an ex-warlord who was forced from government, sought political asylum in Yemen, arriving Tuesday in a private jet from his impoverished homeland, an aide and a Yemeni security official said.
Danish police fired tear gas and arrested at least 20 activists Saturday during a large protest at the country's main camp for asylum-seekers.
A Lebanese mother and her child who fled to Britain to avoid being separated under their country's Islamic law and should be allowed to remain in the U.K., Britain's highest court ruled Wednesday.
Venezuela is urging the Vatican to turn over a government opponent who has sought refuge inside the Vatican's diplomatic mission for the past year and a half.
Physically, Deron Dickerson was a 38-year-old man. Mentally, he was a toddler who needed constant supervision.
A group of men wielding knives, machetes and iron bars stormed into a center for asylum-seekers in a nighttime attack that left more than 20 people hurt, police said Friday.
Britain's highest appeals court is scheduled to decide this week whether a divorced woman and her son should be deported to Lebanon, where she claims her abusive husband will gain custody under Sharia law.
Dozens of Mexicans — including police officers, businessmen, at least one prosecutor and a journalist — are asking for political asylum in the U.S. in a desperate and probably hopeless bid to escape an unprecedented wave of drug-related killings and kidnappings south of the border.
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Monday from a Chinese man who sought asylum in the United States because his wife was forced to have an abortion under China's controversial family planning policy.
The United Nations has sharply criticized Greece for its treatment of asylum applicants and its rate of approval of asylum claims of less than 1 percent, urging the country to reform its practices.
The police chief of a Mexican border town racked by smuggling-related violence fled to the U.S. seeking asylum after his deputies abandoned him, federal officials said Friday.
Israel proposes work camps for illegal migrantsThe government is considering establishing work camps in the south of the country, where illegal migrant workers will receive shelter, food and medical care, Army Radio reported Wednesday.
Australia to expand asylum centreThe Australian government has announced plans to significantly expand a detention centre on Christmas Island to cope with the influx of asylum seekers. The capacity will be increased to more than 2000 beds from the original level of 1200.
US Turns its Eye on the Baluchi Factor: BaluchistanAs fighting in Afghanistan, particularly the south, intensifies U.S.
'Arkham Asylum' video game is Batman at his bestFor years, Batman fans have been waiting for a video game worthy of their beloved super hero in the cape and cowl. The wait is over.
Group compares Iraqi refugees with WW II JewsAsylum support organisation urges people to help the rejected refugees like the Jews were during Second World War
Denmark deports group of IraqisThe UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and Amnesty International have criticised the Danish government's policy of sending the Iraqi refugees home. They argue that the situation is still too unstable in several regions.
Ethiopian athletes do runner from Scots meeting to seek asylumAN international athletics meeting has suffered a blow after four members of the Ethiopian team did a runner. The athletes - two men and two women - were due to compete against Scotland and England in the Falkirk Cup at Grangemouth tonight.
As I read the above headline in My San Antonio News, my thoughts began to stir; by the time I finished the article, I was both angry and ashamed.
Asylum snafu? U.S. holds reporter who works for VOAU.S. immigration officials questioned a Voice of America journalist Tuesday to determine whether he could apply for asylum based on a "credible fear" of being tortured or persecuted in his native Pakistan.
Sweden refuses asylum to homosexual IraqisA Swedish gay rights organisation has called on the government not to deport any homosexual Iraqi asylum seekers in the light of a shocking new report categorising an extermination campaign against gay men in the Middle Eastern country.
Another disgusting move by the Danish governmentIt is nothing less than utterly disgusting how the Danish government – one of the nations that joined US in the war against Saddam Hussein and the occupation of Iraq – can not and will not live up to its humanitarian responsibilities.
Police enter church asylumThere were violent scenes around Brorson Church during the night after police entered a church where Iraqis have been seeking sanctuary.
Saudi nationals seeking asylum in UKexcerpt: "" The move by ten more is following the story yesterday about a Saudi princess who sought asylum on the basis of facing death by stoning if she returned.
Princess facing Saudi death penalty given secret UK asylumWoman feared she would be stoned after giving birth to an illegitimate child in Britain
Asylum for Battered WomenFor nearly 15 years, the United States government has been trying to decide whether it can grant asylum to women who are victims of severe physical or sexual abuse.
New Policy Permits Asylum for Battered WomenThe Obama administration has opened the way for foreign women who are victims of severe domestic beatings and sexual abuse to receive asylum in the United States.
Failed asylum seeker Mossab Belhocine from Walthamstow found guilty of murder (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)Failed asylum seeker Mossab Belhocine from Walthamstow found guilty of murder
Gloria Arroyo sets 'secret' trip to Colombia: in search of post-2010 asylum haven?[Philippine] PRESIDENT Gloria Arroyo will make a "secret" trip to Colombia after her state visit to Japan ends Saturday.
Mexican police fleeing cartels find U.S. reluctant to grant asylum - Los Angeles TimesExcerpt: ""Police officers seeking refuge in this country face an uncertain future. If their asylum applications are rejected, they can be deported to Mexico, to face near-certain retaliation from the cartels. To avoid such a fate, they can try to strike a deal with U.S.
Officials shun central IraqCentral Iraq is so dangerous that Danish and Norwegian officials studying the threat level in the region in March remained in the northern provinces of the country.
Asylum for Iraqis case costs church members-DenmarkParishioners withdraw state church membership over pastor's decision to allow Iraqi asylum seekers to stay in their church
Locking up Nigeria's 'civil lunatics'"Welcome to the asylum!" says prison warder Iroha Uka, cracking a broad and toothy grin.
'Tortured beauty' given U.S. asylum: Woman persecuted for political views granted protection after WND report. by Chelsea Schilling. April 14, 2009 8:45 pm EasternAuxiliadora Martinez, a Nicaraguan political refugee, has been granted asylum in the United States and is no longer fearing for her life after hundreds of phone calls and letters, numerous prayers and countless marriage proposals in response to WND's exclusive story just last wee …
Albino African seeks Spain asylumThe Spanish government is considering an asylum request from an albino African who claims he might be killed in a witchcraft ritual if sent home.
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