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In this photo supplied by Australia's Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke's office, the Minister Tony Burke, center, poses in an undisclosed location with five Iranian soccer players who were granted asylum in Australia on March 10, 2026. (Australia Ministry of Home Affairs via AP)
April 17, 2026, 8:23 am
‘Safe haven’: Iranian soccer players who sought asylum in Australia thank supporters
Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh, the only two members of the team who ultimately remained behind, say they hope to continue their sporting careers in new home
By Agencies
Then-director of the Criminal Investigation Agency of Mexico Tomas Zeron listens during a press conference at the Attorney General building in Mexico City, on October 27, 2014. (Alfredo Estrella/AFP)
September 25, 2021, 5:43 pm
Mexico asks Bennett for Israel’s support on extraditing ex-investigator
Mexican president sends letter to PM requesting cooperation in case of former official Tomas Zeron, wanted in connection with disappearance of 43 students in 2014
By ToI Staff
Belarus athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya (C) walks through Terminal 1 before boarding her Vienna-bound flight at Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, outside Tokyo on August 4, 2021 (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
August 4, 2021, 10:41 am
Belarus Olympic athlete leaves Japan after Poland offers refuge
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has said she fears for her life if forced to return home; athlete’s problems began after she publicly criticized her coaches
By Kyoko HASEGAWA and Sara Hussein
Belarus athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who said her team tried to force her to leave Japan following a row during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, walks with her luggage inside the Polish embassy in Tokyo on August 2, 2021. (Yuki Iwamura/AFP)
August 2, 2021, 3:59 pm
Belarus Olympic sprinter gets Poland visa after refusing to be sent home
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya says she was almost forced onto flight from Tokyo back to Lukashenko regime after criticizing officials; she is expected to travel to Warsaw this week
By Agencies
Then-director of the Criminal Investigation Agency of Mexico Tomas Zeron listens during a press conference at the Attorney General building in Mexico City, on October 27, 2014. (Alfredo Estrella/AFP)
July 23, 2021, 1:36 am
Mexico urges Israel to cooperate in extraditing fugitive ex-investigator
Mexican president says he hopes Israel ‘acts with respect for human rights’ in case of former official Tomas Zeron, wanted in connection with disappearance of 43 students in 2014
By ToI Staff
Then-director of the Criminal Investigation Agency of Mexico Tomas Zeron listens during a press conference at the Attorney General building in Mexico City, on October 27, 2014. (Alfredo Estrella/AFP)
July 15, 2021, 9:08 pm
Israel said delaying extradition case of wanted Mexican over nation’s UN votes
Senior Israeli official says that slow-walking of request to hand over former official Tomas Zeron, wanted in connection with abduction, torture, is part of ‘tit-for-tat diplomacy’
By ToI Staff
Gilad Paz (Independent Jewish Voices Canada via JTA)
June 6, 2020, 6:35 am
Israeli BDS activist seeking asylum in Canada will be deported back to Israel
Authorities rejected Gilad Paz’s claims he faces political persecution if he returns to the Jewish state
By JTA
Iranian jorunalist Amir Tohid Fazel speaks to Sweden's SVT (video screenshot)
August 28, 2019, 6:14 pm
Iranian reporter flees Zarif delegation, seeks asylum in Sweden
Amir Tohid Fazel bolts after being told agents had come to his Tehran office to arrest him, likely over his reporting on government officials with dual nationalities
By ToI Staff
Iran's Sadaf Khadem (L), the first Iranian woman to contest an official boxing fight, is designated winner in her match against France's Anne Chauvin (R) on April 13, 2019 in Royan, western France. (Mehdi Fedouach/AFP)
April 17, 2019, 11:29 pm
Female Iranian boxer defects to France after win
Iran issues arrest warrant for Sadaf Khadem, country’s top woman boxer, who decides to pursue pugilistic career in West
By AFP
This March 20, 2018 photo made available Thursday, January 3, 2019 by the Parish of Farra di Soligo, Italy, shows North Korea's acting ambassador to Italy Jo Song Gil, center, holding a model of "Bell of Peace of Rovereto" during a cultural event on the occasion of a visit of the North Korean delegation to the Veneto region, in San Pietro di Feletto, near Treviso, northern Italy. Jo Song Gil is flanked by Senator Valentino Perin, left, and an unidentified North Korean diplomat at right. (Parish of Farra di Soligo via AP)
January 3, 2019, 6:34 pm
North Korean diplomat in Italy ‘seeking asylum’
Acting ambassador to Rome Jo Song Gil has escaped his diplomatic compound with his wife and is being hidden by Italian authorities, South Korean lawmakers say
By Jung Hawon
Travellers seen being transferred from the airplane to the arrival hall of Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, on April 11, 2018. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
August 21, 2018, 8:46 pm
Israeli officials suspect fraud as Russian tourists’ asylum requests spike
Over 1,300 Russians claim political persecution prevents them from returning home in first half of 2018, up from just several claims per year before 2016
By ToI Staff
106-year old Afghan refugee Bibihal Uzbeki lies in bed in Hova, Sweden, September 3, 2017. (AP Photo/David Keyton)
September 4, 2017, 10:13 pm
106-year-old Afghan woman faces deportation from Sweden
Bibihal Uzbeki, who is disabled and was carried by her family through mountains, deserts and forests, denied asylum
By david keyton
Russian-Ukrainian-Israeli blogger Alexander Lapshin, seen in a September 2014 video. (Screen capture: YouTube)
February 8, 2017, 2:37 am
Belarus extradites Israeli blogger to Azerbaijan
Alexander Lapshin was turned over to Baku after Supreme Court rejected his appeal
By ToI Staff
Russian-Ukrainian-Israeli blogger Alexander Lapshin, seen in a September 2014 video. (Screen capture: YouTube)
February 7, 2017, 4:31 pm
Belarus upholds extradition of Israeli blogger to Azerbaijan
Alexander Lapshin could be turned over to Baku authorities as early as Tuesday after second appeal rejected by court
By Tamar Pileggi
Illustrative photo of Palestinian woman who sits next to her luggage as she waits to cross to the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing, in Rafah, Gaza Strip, October 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)
January 31, 2017, 12:07 pm
Palestinian asylum-seekers rush toward Canada’s open arms
2016 saw a marked increase in West Bank and Gaza residents who, claiming religious discrimination and political persecution, applied for Canadian refugee status
By Julie Masis
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