South Korea's Ministry of Justice has granted humanitarian stay permits for 339 Yemeni refugees seeking asylum on the country's southern Jeju Island. <br />According to the government, the Yemenis are NOT being given official refugee status,... but the humanitarian stay permits allow them to stay in South Korea. <br />Unlike refugees, those with humanitarian stay permits do not receive any financial support from the government. <br />After Wednesday's decision, the number of Yemenis who are allowed to stay stands at 362,... including the 23 Yemenis who were granted the same temporary stay authorization last month. <br />
