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  2. Asylum in France - Wikipedia

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    Seeking asylum in France is a legal right that is admitted by the constitution of France. [1] Meanwhile, the status of recognized asylum seekers is protected by corresponding laws and Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, which France signed on 25 July 1951. France is considered to be one of the main asylum host countries in Europe.

  3. List of people granted asylum - Wikipedia

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    France Norway Mexico. Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army: In exile in Turkey from 1929 to 1933, in France 1933–1935, in Norway 1935–1937, in Mexico 1937–1940. 1954 Peter Norwood Duberg United States France Switzerland: United States citizen, United Nations official, employed in Paris at UNESCO

  4. Refugee - Wikipedia

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    To receive refugee status, a displaced person must go through a Refugee Status Determination (RSD) process, which is conducted by the government of the country of asylum or the UNHCR, and is based on international, regional or national law. [80] RSD can be done on a case-by-case basis as well as for whole groups of people.

  5. Immigration to France - Wikipedia

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    With this massive influx of immigrants, France became an asylum for refugees. According to the convention in Geneva, refugee status was granted to four out of five immigrant applicants. Many of these refugees came from countries in Eastern Europe (i.e. Hungary) and Latin America, because they feared the dictatorship in their home countries.

  6. Subsidiary protection - Wikipedia

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    A person is excluded from subsidiary protection if the European Member State believes that s/he has committed a serious crime there, is guilty of acts contrary the Charter of the United Nations [8] ' article 1 and 2, or if s/he is a danger to the society, or if s/he has committed a crime against humanity.

  7. The Refugees (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    The Refugees is a 2015 drama television series created by Ramón Campos, Gema R. Neira, Cristóbal Garrido and Adolfo Valor. [1] [2] The series is a joint production of BBC Worldwide and Atresmedia that premiered on laSexta on 7 May 2015. It shows a rural community faced with millions of refugees from the future seeking shelter in the present. [3]

  8. La Retirada - Wikipedia

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    Six thousand Spanish men joined the Foreign Legion. About 30,000 Spanish refugees in France with the resources to pay for their passage emigrated to third countries, especially Mexico. [19] The presence of the refugees in France became more acceptable to the French public with the beginning of World War II in September 1939. The remaining ...

  9. 2023 Annecy stabbing - Wikipedia

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    The accused was identified as Abdalmasih Hanoun, [9] a homeless [10] 31-year-old [11] Syrian refugee under the asylum of Sweden. He had previously applied for asylum in France, [12] but was denied due to having asylum of another EU state. At the time of application, he had lived in Sweden for ten years, gaining asylum status in April 2023. [3]