Right of asylum
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The right of asylum, sometimes called right of political asylum, is a juridical concept, under which people persecuted by their own rulers might be protected by another sovereign authority, such as a
Medieval boundary marker at St. Georgenberg, Tyrol
Sanctuary ring on a door of Notre-Dame de Paris (France)
Remains of one of four medieval stone boundary markers for the sanctuary of Saint John of Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Plaque at St. Mary Magdalene Chapel, Dingli, Malta, indicating that the chapel did not enjoy ecclesiastical immunity
Asylum seeker
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An asylum seeker or asylum-seeker is a person who leaves their country of residence, enters another country, and makes in that other country a formal application for the right of asylum according to t
Right of asylum
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Konrad Schumann, an East German border guard, fleeing East Germany towards West Germany in 1962