They surrendered out of fear of being killed.

他们因为害怕被杀而投降。

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But on the street, three people in one day begged this correspondent not to quote them for fear of being killed by police, then whispered a bitter litany of complaints.

但是在大街上，一天当中有三个人因为害怕被警察杀害，乞求本记者不要提到他们；然后，他们小声地诉苦抱怨了一番。

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We believe at this point that he has absolutely no fear of being killed by anybody.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

In October, Mr Gilmour told the BBC he had been left with mental health problems and lived in constant fear of being killed.

BBC: Ian Paisley Jr

The UNHCR's founding charter is the 1951 Convention on Refugees, which spells out the entitlements of those who flee their country for fear of being killed or persecuted.

ECONOMIST: Repatriating refugees