Lee Hsien Yang, youngest son of Singapore founder, claims asylum in the UK ~society politics Article 543 words 15 votes
Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson, known for his decades-long fight against Japanese whaling and arrested in Greenland in July, has asked France's president for political asylum ~enviro Article 636 words 12 votes
Prime Minister Mark Rutte hands in resignation as Dutch government collapses over asylum row ~news netherlands politics Article 669 words 19 votes
Regardless of the outcome of the November 1 polls, Denmark is expected to maintain its restrictive immigration policies ~society politics Article 1487 words 2 votes
Danish government will rent prison cells in Kosovo – measure limited to prisoners who were already set to be deported from Denmark ~society politics Article 322 words, published Nov 7 2017 6 votes
Finland is the world's happiest nation and I want to keep it that way – Sanna Marin says she is determined to defend human rights, despite asylum policy challenges ~society politics Article 863 words 6 votes
For the past year Vladislav and Vitalij Kusnetshik have been hiding out in Sweden's Minsk embassy to avoid persecution by Belarus authorities ~life Article 729 words, published Nov 7 2017 6 votes
Historic impeachment trial gets underway in Denmark against former MP Inger Støjberg who spearheaded dozens of tough immigration measures ~society politics Article 862 words 7 votes
Denmark is set to adopt legislation enabling it to open asylum centres outside Europe where applicants would be sent to live ~society politics Article 782 words 6 votes
Denmark's “zero asylum” plan means psychological torture for refugees – over the years Danish immigration politics has become increasingly extreme ~society politics Article 2836 words 11 votes
Inger Støjberg quits the Venstre party ahead of her impeachment trial – she is accused of unlawfully ordering the separation of asylum-seeking couples arriving from Syria ~society politics Article 430 words 5 votes
Denmark will hold its first political trial in three decades after the country's ruling party supported a vote to impeach ex-immigration minister Inger Støjberg ~society politics Article 381 words 6 votes
Norway grants asylum to man claiming persecution by Polish government – Rafał Gaweł's prison sentence for fraud was retaliation by rightwing regime, Norway says ~news norway politics poland Article 494 words 6 votes
Pakistani journalist living in exile in Sweden who had been missing since March has been found dead, police have said ~news sweden.uppsala journalism pakistan Article 231 words 7 votes
A prominent Pakistani journalist, who fled the country after receiving death threats, has gone missing in Sweden where he had been granted political asylum ~news sweden journalism pakistan Article 590 words 4 votes
Norway opens its doors to six hundred people evacuated from Libya to Rwanda ~life Article 454 words 9 votes
Iranian journalist Amir Tohid Fazel flees foreign minister's press pool to claim asylum in Sweden ~news sweden journalism iran Article 4 votes
Iranian heavy metal band Confess escape to Norway after receiving prison sentences ~music metal.heavy Article 424 words 4 votes
Trinidad criticized for lack of action as Venezuelan migrants flee to the island nation ~news trinidad and tobago venezuela politics Article 1008 words 4 votes
New Danish government to scrap plans for deserted island deportation facility on Lindholm ~society politics Article 516 words 5 votes
Donald Trump Administration will send asylum-seekers to Mexico while US claims are processed ~news mexico usa Article 3 votes
Corruption, incompetence and a musical: Nauru's cursed history ~news nauru politics australia Article 1664 words 2 votes
Bandidos informant granted refugee status by Canada after cover blown in Australia ~news australia canada Article 469 words 4 votes
Why does Ecuador want Julian Assange out of its London embassy? ~society politics Article 1390 words, published May 15 2018 3 votes
Ecuador will imminently withdraw asylum for Julian Assange and hand him over to the UK ~news ecuador united kingdom.london Article 2037 words 48 votes
US asylum: Domestic and gang violence cases 'no longer generally qualify' ~news usa crime.organized Article 725 words 5 votes