List of people who took refuge in a diplomatic mission

List of people who took refuge in a diplomatic mission

Because diplomatic missions, such as embassies and consulates enjoy extraterritorial status (isolated from the legal reach of their host country), persons have from time to time taken refuge from a host-country's national authorities inside the embassy of another country.

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