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Australia football player says detained refugee is losing hope
Associated Press, Published on 22/01/2019
» A former Australian soccer player urged the sport's governing bodies on Tuesday to push for the release of a Bahraini refugee athlete detained in Thailand while it weighs his extradition.
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Refugee footballer thanks Australian leader for freedom
Published on 14/02/2019
» CANBERRA: The refugee football player was detained in Thailand for three months under threat of extradition to Bahrain shook hands on Thursday with Australia's prime minister, whom he credits with securing his freedom.
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Australia praises Thai action on Saudi runaway
Associated Press, Published on 10/01/2019
» Australia's foreign minister praised Thailand on Thursday for its handling of a young Saudi woman who fled her family to seek asylum in Australia, but also reminded it of continuing concern about a Bahraini football player granted asylum in Australia who remains in Thai detention.
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Refugee footballer detained in Bangkok happy he's 'an Aussie now'
Published on 12/03/2019
» SYDNEY: A former Bahraini football player and refugee became an Australian citizen on Tuesday, four weeks after detention in Thailand on an extradition request from his home country raised international concern.
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'Very disturbed' Australian PM asks Prayut to free footballer
AFP, Published on 06/02/2019
» SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has ramped up pressure on Bangkok to release a refugee footballer held on a Bahrain extradition request, as sporting authorities cancelled two events in Thailand over his detention.
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Court detains Bahraini refugee footballer until April 22
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/02/2019
» Hakeem al-Araibi, a jailed Bahraini footballer who fled his country and has refugee status in Australia, appeared in Bangkok's Criminal Court on Monday to fight an extradition request from Bahrain. The court extended his detention until April 22.
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Refugee footballer freed
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/02/2019
» The Criminal Court has freed refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi after Bahrain dropped its extradition request, a public prosecutor said on Monday, following a global outcry over the risks he faced if sent back home.
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Justice system still shackled by politics
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 07/02/2019
» Has Thailand been caught between a rock and a hard place over the extradition case of detained Bahraini footballer Hakeem al-Araibi, who holds refugee status in Australia but is wanted by Bahrain for alleged vandalism?
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Police: Canada, Australia willing to accept Saudi woman
Published on 11/01/2019
» Several countries including Canada and Australia are in talks with the UN refugee agency to accept a Saudi asylum seeker who fled alleged abuse from her family, police said Friday.
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Saudi teen runaway in Bangkok is 'legitimate refugee': UN
AFP, Published on 09/01/2019
» The UN has said an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family is a legitimate refugee and has asked Australia to resettle her, Canberra said Wednesday, as the Twitter-led campaign to grant her asylum edged towards resolution.
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