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Refugee footballer detained in Bangkok happy he's 'an Aussie now'
AP and online reporters, 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.
Australia police say they didn't know Bahraini was refugee
Associated Press, Published on 18/02/2019
» CANBERRA, Australia: Australian Federal Police say they did not know a Bahraini soccer player was a refugee who feared persecution when they alerted Bahrain and Thailand that he was on a flight bound for Bangkok.
Refugee footballer thanks Australian leader for freedom
AP, 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.
Refugee footballer makes triumphant return to Australia
AFP and Online Reporters, Published on 12/02/2019
» MELBOURNE: Refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi made a triumphant return to Australia Tuesday, ending a two month ordeal that saw him jailed in Thailand and threatened with forced return to his native Bahrain.
Police to probe Vietnamese asylum-seeker disappearance
Reuters, Published on 08/02/2019
» Police will investigate the disappearance of a dissident Vietnamese journalist after a rights group said he may have been abducted from Bangkok where he applied for UN refugee status, a senior immigration official said on Thursday.
Investigation ordered into disappeared Vietnamese blogger in Bangkok
Online reporters and Reuters, Published on 08/02/2019
» BANGKOK: The Immigration Bureau promised on Thursday to investigate the disappearance of a dissident Vietnamese journalist believed to have been abducted at the northern Bangkok Future Park mall two weeks ago.
Govt blames Australia for arrest of refugee Bahraini footballer
Agencies, Published on 06/02/2019
» The Foreign Ministry defended on Wednesday its arrest of a Bahraini footballer with refugee status in Australia, saying officials only detained him because Australian authorities sent an Interpol "red notice" after he boarded a plane to Bangkok.
'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.
Australia PM 'upset' by footballer in shackles
Reuters, Published on 06/02/2019
» SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday he was "disturbed" to see Bahraini refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi in shackles in Thailand and had told Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha this is a serious issue for Australians.
Australian PM: Shackled footballer 'upsetting'
Reuters, Published on 05/02/2019
» SYDNEY/BANGKOK: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday he was "disturbed" to see Bahraini refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi in shackles in Thailand and had told its prime minister this was a serious issue for Australians.