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asylum seeker

one who seeks ASYLUM.
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Two housing firms have been urged to avert a crisis that could force hundreds of asylum seekers out of their homes.
Hundreds of North East asylum seekers could be forced out of their homes at the end of August; A new firm is taking responsibility for housing the region's asylum seekers from August 31, but no deal has been reached to take over their current houses from Jomast
Asylum seekers mobilised on Tuesday in Nicosia in a peaceful demonstration seeking to raise awareness regarding their limited employment opportunities as well as exploitative and abusive work conditions.
Asylum seekers mobilise over limited work opportunities
THE number of asylum seekers receiving support in Merseyside is on the rise.
More support for asylum seekers; NEWS WIRE
The Czech Republic took in just one asylum seeker for every 423,153 of its 10.6 million-strong population.
WELCOMING THE ASYLUM SEEKERS
In the UK, at the last election, the Conservatives said they were committed to ensuring Britain "remain[ed] a place of sanctuary for refugees", l C the seekers are have fled for safety country while also pledging to reduce the number of asylum seekers arriving in the country.
WELCOMING THE ASYLUM SEEKERS
He said that now Latvia was behind the schedule because it was expected to receive about 50 asylum seekers under the EU relocation scheme already in September last year.
Latvia may fail to accept required number of refugees
Owen Chambers Are people forgetting that asylum seekers come from war-torn countries which they would like to stay in, however we are bombing their homes and killing their families.
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Swansea was one place behind at sixth, with one per 272, while Newport came in at eighth in the list, with one asylum seeker per 302 people.
ThreeWelsh cities in top 10 for asylum seekers
CARDIFF has the fourth highest concentration of asylum seekers in the UK, according to official figures released by the Home Office.
Capital one of UK's top four locations to find asylum seekers
In another revelation, a male asylum seeker told ABC that police SWAT teams are known to be brutal.
Manus Island Asylum Seekers Want To Give Organs To Australians For 'Freedom'; Julie Bishop Slams Protesters
Jannat Gul an Afghan asylum seeker who came Norway after crossing Greece, said, "he thought that he has escaped from the hell but now he observes that he has entered from one room of hell to another".
Norway: The Hell for Asylum Seekers
The Government of Sri Lanka, in keeping with its obligations under customary international law, has been engaging consistently with UNHCR to address and manage the asylum seeker population, particularly its increase.
Asylum seekers were encouraged to return in the security interests of Sri Lanka and the region

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