In [[politics]], '''asylum''' or '''political asylum''' means safe entrance into another country for a controversial figure no longer wanted by his own country.
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In [[politics]], '''asylum''' or '''political asylum''' means safe entrance into another country for a controversial figure no longer wanted by his own country or for a person who fears persecution, for example, [[religious persecution]], in their own country.
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It can also mean refuge in another country for a person who fears persecution, for example, [[religious persecution]], in their own country.