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===Equivalents===
===Equivalents===
[[Žadatel o azyl]] — [[Asylsuchende, Asylsuchender]] — [[Richiedente asilo]] — [[Osoba ubiegająca się o azyl]]
[[žadatel o azyl]] — [[Asylsuchende, Asylsuchender]] — [[richiedente asilo]] — [[osoba ubiegająca się o azyl]]
===Related terms===
===Related terms===


* (''applies for'') [[asylum]]
* (''applies for'') [[asylum|'''asylum''']]
*(''is party to'') [[asylum procedure]]
*(''is party to'') [[asylum procedure|'''asylum procedure''']]
*(''is often a'') [[refugee]]
*(''is often a'') [[refugee|'''refugee''']]
*(''usually'' ''has a'') [[country of origin]]
*(''usually'' ''has a'') [[country of origin|'''country of origin''']]


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<blockquote>Palestinian refugees tend to be transformed into '''asylum seekers''' by conflicts.</blockquote><small>Source: [https://www.e-ir.info/2018/09/04/conflict-and-migration-in-the-middle-east-syrian-refugees-in-jordan-and-lebanon/ https://www.e-ir.info/]</small><blockquote>A 2021 report published by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International also accused Canada of abusive tactics aimed at '''asylum seekers'''.</blockquote><small>Source: [https://globalnews.ca/news/8710232/west-opens-doors-ukraine-refugees-suffer-around-the-world/ https://globalnews.ca/]</small><blockquote>The EU's plan was aimed in part at helping the bloc's border countries deal with the surge by '''relocating asylum seekers''' to non-border countries.</blockquote><small>Source: [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-hotspots-idUSKCN0S20OE20151008 https://www.reuters.com/]</small>
<blockquote>Palestinian refugees tend to be transformed into '''asylum seekers''' by conflicts.</blockquote><small>Source: [https://www.e-ir.info/2018/09/04/conflict-and-migration-in-the-middle-east-syrian-refugees-in-jordan-and-lebanon/ https://www.e-ir.info/]</small><blockquote>A 2021 report published by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International also accused Canada of abusive tactics aimed at '''asylum seekers'''.</blockquote><small>Source: [https://globalnews.ca/news/8710232/west-opens-doors-ukraine-refugees-suffer-around-the-world/ https://globalnews.ca/]</small><blockquote>The EU's plan was aimed in part at helping the bloc's border countries deal with the surge by '''relocating asylum seekers''' to non-border countries.</blockquote><small>Source: [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-hotspots-idUSKCN0S20OE20151008 https://www.reuters.com/]</small>
===Note===
===Note===
See [[Asylum]] and [[Asylum procedure]] for more information.
See [[asylum]] and [[asylum procedure]] for more information.

Latest revision as of 15:35, 30 August 2022

Equivalents

žadatel o azylAsylsuchende, Asylsuchenderrichiedente asiloosoba ubiegająca się o azyl

Related terms

Definition

Asylum seekers are refugees who have officially applied to relocate to a host country to be protected from armed conflict or persecution.

Source: https://www.teachingwithtestimony.com/

Encyclopaedic information

An asylum seeker must demonstrate that his or her fear of persecution in his or her home country is well-founded.

Source: https://www.unrefugees.org/

Once asylum seekers begin the application process, they are protected by international law.

Source: https://www.teachingwithtestimony.com/

While every refugee is initially an asylum seeker, not every asylum seeker will ultimately be recognized as a refugee.

Source: https://www.savethechildren.org/

Synonyms and variants

  • refugee (erroneous, see Encyclopaedic information above)

Collocations

  • to be an asylum seeker
  • to accept/reject asylum seekers
  • to relocate, (re)distribute asylum seekers
  • to process asylum seekers
  • to accommodate, house, host asylum seekers

Examples

Palestinian refugees tend to be transformed into asylum seekers by conflicts.

Source: https://www.e-ir.info/

A 2021 report published by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International also accused Canada of abusive tactics aimed at asylum seekers.

Source: https://globalnews.ca/

The EU's plan was aimed in part at helping the bloc's border countries deal with the surge by relocating asylum seekers to non-border countries.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/

Note

See asylum and asylum procedure for more information.