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South Korea Grants Asylum to Angolan Family

SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Justice has granted refugee status to an Angolan family with a Congolese background, citing the likelihood of persecution should they return home, officials said Saturday. The Refugee Council approved the application from Nkuka Lulendo and his family, who were in the media spotlight in 2019 for [...]

Court Rules in Favor of Airport-stranded Angolan Family Seeking Refugee Status

SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Overturning a lower court decision, a Seoul appellate court on Friday ruled in favor of an Angolan family stranded at the country’s main airport while applying for refugee status in the country after fleeing persecution in their homeland. The Seoul High Court ordered immigration officials to grant the family [...]