Father arrives in Bangkok to visit Saudi woman seeking asylum in Australia

NEWS: The family visit comes as Australia says it will carefully consider Rahaf Mohammed Al-Qunun's case.

Image of Rahaf Mohammed Al-Qunun by AAP

นายฟิล โรเบิร์ตสัน จากกลุ่มเฝ้าระวังสิทธิมนุษยชนกล่าวว่า บิดาและพี่ชายของเธอนั้น เป็น “ญาติผู้ชายซึ่ง (นางสาวคูนุน) หวาดกลัวมากที่สุด” Source: AAP

The father and brother of a young Saudi woman seeking asylum in Australia have arrived in Bangkok on Tuesday evening seeking to visit the 18-year-old.

Rahaf Mohammed Al-Qunun is currently in the care of United Nations officials who say it will take about five days to process her request for assistance after she said she feared her family would kill her if she were sent home.

You can read the full version of this story in English on SBS News .


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Published 9 January 2019 12:11pm
Updated 18 January 2019 10:41am
By Riley Morgan
Presented by Tanu Attajarusit
Source: SBS News, AAP, Twitter


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