Sentences with phrase «to flee persecution»

By definition, refugees are fleeing persecution in their countries of origin.

The public gaze may have settled on the refugee children of Calais this week, but the UK government has also promised to help people fleeing persecution from much further afield.

Unlike the United States, where very few immigrants are refugees, the sovereign nations of Europe are presented with the immediate needs of people fleeing persecution and conflict.

Crosswalk: New U.S. Security Measures Leave Iraqi Christian Refugees in Limbo Hundreds of Christians fleeing persecution in Iraq have had their bid to resettle in the United States dashed by new security measures.

There were several solicitors in my family, which stemmed from the wave of Jewish immigrants who fled persecution in Eastern Europe at the end of the 19th century.

Asylum is a specific protection given to someone fleeing persecution in their home country.

What started out as a passionate cave project by house owner Made Byasa, who was inspired by an episode from the Mahabharata epic in which the Pandawa heroes fled persecution from the Koravas by hiding in a cave, turned into a decade - long building obsession, which he finally completed in 1976.

The Ghassanids arrived in the region as refugees from further south in Arabia, possibly as Christians fleeing persecution by Jewish tribes.

I wouldn't be here if my great - grandparents hadn't been allowed into the US as immigrants fleeing persecution, nor would my wife, who immigrated from Iran, one of the countries from which refugees, permanent US residents, immigrants and visitors are being collectively punished — targeted and discriminated against.

«The refugee resettlement program is a life - saving program that has helped millions of those who have fled persecution start their lives anew in a place of safety.

The Iraqi Christians told US officials that they were fleeing persecution at home.

An estimated half of them are Christians fleeing persecution like the Easter Sunday bombing in Lahore.

Why does everyone say that Christians were fleeing persecution when they came to America?

Nor is every asylum seeker actually fleeing persecution, or every person claiming to have converted to Christianity genuine.

I can trace both sides of my family tree to the MB movement that fled persecution during the late 1800's.

Rabbi Andy Bachman, for example, said that, «The argument that was used against» Jews fleeing persecution decades ago «is the exact same argument that used against refugees today.»

Public Advocate Letitia James said she would back any litigation challenging Trump's «wrongful decision» that impacts those who «are just fleeing persecution and seeking opportunity in this country.»

The cap that Michael Howard proposed for asylum seekers has been abolished and a proper distinction made in policy between those asylum seekers genuinely fleeing persecution and those migrants seeking economic advancement.

And it drops preferential treatment for members of religious minorities fleeing persecution, which was widely read as favoring non-Muslims.

This is first empirical study to explore early abuse experiences of migrants who fled persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

May 25, 2015 • Most of the victims are believed to be Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar.

When the Moon is Low, a story about an Afghani family fleeing persecution after the Taliban takeover, resonated soundly with many First Impression reviewers with more than half giving it a full five stars.

Utah's capital, Salt Lake City, was originally built by Mormons fleeing persecution in 1847, and was the site for the 2002 Winter Olympics.

A millennia ago a group of Zoroastrians fled persecution in their homeland and settled in India, primarily in what's now Mumbai.

My main motivation for specialising in the practice of US immigration law is to help people during some of the most stressful and uncertain chapters of their lives, ranging from clients fleeing persecution, to taking the leap of investing in a new US enterprise.

Whether I am working with a young woman fleeing persecution or defending a hardworking father from deportation after establishing a life here for decades, being able to humanise the facts and create a sense of moral imperative is crucial.

Human Rights First Human Rights First seeks to promote human rights at home by assisting people fleeing persecution abroad.

We are a nation of laws, yet we do not provide legal support in any comprehensive way for the millions of people who can not afford a lawyer when they really need one — victims of natural disasters, battered women, children fleeing persecution in their home countries, and many others.

There are more people fleeing persecution today than at any time since World War II.

Bishop Joe went on to say: «Upholding the injunction will allow us to continue welcoming and serving refugees fleeing persecution.

The «house» was inspired by an episode from the Mahabharata epic in which the Pandawa heroes fled persecution from the Koravas by hiding in a cave.

But I've got friends who have been here for 10 years as pastors and missionaries and still have to go back to their country of citizenship... I mean they're volunteering, leading movements, pastoring churches — much less someone fleeing persecution or poverty or war.

We are litigating in support of individuals who fled persecution in their home countries to seek refuge in Canada.

A Christian peer has said at least hundreds of Pakistani Christians fleeing persecution are being detained... More

In late October, President Donald Trump lifted a temporary ban on most refugee admissions, an action that should have cleared the way for more people fleeing persecution and violence to come to the United States.

The Orthodox and, even more so, the almost 50 percent of Israel's population that fled persecution in Arab countries recognized in him, despite his middle - class Polish mannerisms, their voice and their champion.

Wherever we are there's going to be a person from another country and someone who has had to flee persecution.

Take Spain for example: A sizeable population of Jews lived in Islamic Spain after they fled persecution from the remainder of Europe.

This leads Pakistani Christians fleeing persecution to believe the country will be sympathetic to their plight, says Jeffrey Imm, an advocate for such refugees.

Christians were fleeing the persecution of tyrannical «Christian» monarchs who wanted them dead.

Priscilla and Aquila (Joanne Whalley and John Lynch), leaders of the Church in Rome, find themselves torn between caring for their city, fleeing persecution or taking up arms against the Roman government.

Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil, in Kurdish northern Iraq will hold a prayer vigil at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, which opened last year in response to an influx of Christians fleeing persecution.

As our world faces the worst refugee crisis in recorded history, I believe that our country ought to do more, not less, and I am confident that local churches throughout the country will step up to welcome these carefully - screened individuals who have fled persecution and reached our shores.

Civil wars in the Middle East, mass migration, declining birth rates among ethnic Europeans, and radical Islamic terrorism have contributed to deep tensions globally and within our country between those who believe our obligation is to protect our country, culture, and families from the cancerous force of radical Islam, and those who believe our obligation is to aid those fleeing persecution from radical Islamic groups, like ISIS.

(UPDATED) The eight Christians, who claim they fled persecution, are temporarily free to stay in the United States.