Meanings of grant asylum in English

It also said it would grant asylum requests by Syrian refugees.

So laws were needed urgently to recognize refugees and grant asylum.

He also said he would not grant asylum to the six Guantanamo Bay detainees.

Supporters say the decision to grant asylum to Assange demonstrates Correa's support for free expression.

Northern EU states argue they already grant asylum to more people than their southern neighbors.

The longer a judge has been serving, the more likely that judge is to grant asylum.

The New Zealand government says it would only grant asylum to Manus Island detainees with Australia's consent.

Slideshow (10 images) Canada's decision to grant asylum to Qunun comes at a delicate time.

After that incident, suddenly four countries in Latin America have explicitly expressed that they will grant asylum to Snowden.

Lacalle Pou also said he would not grant asylum to six Guantanamo Bay detainees whom Mujica has offered to receive.

Slideshow (5 images) Lawmakers and activists in Australia and Britain have urged their governments to grant asylum to Qunun.

The Swedish foreign ministry said it had summoned Ecuador's ambassador over the Latin American country's "unacceptable" decision to grant asylum.

The Icelandic government, which has declined to say whether they would grant asylum to Snowden, confirmed it had received the message from Hrafnsson.

The ministers condemned the British warning over the status of Ecuador's embassy but declined to endorse Correa's decision to grant asylum to Assange.

Asked if Iceland would grant asylum or citizenship if Snowden arrived, the spokesperson said it was not possible to answer that at this stage.

The United States is "extremely disappointed" in Russia's decision to grant asylum to National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, the White House said.