After a prevented deportation from Thailand in her home, a young woman from Saudi Arabia is now waiting for the departure in a third country. The 18-year-old Rahaf Mohammed al-Kunun is in the care of the UN refugee Agency UNHCR.
The airport of Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, was allowed to leave now. According to the UN, it will probably take several days to clear, where you can leave the country.
The woman was acting according to its own information from your own family, miss, seeks asylum. Allegedly, she has an entry visa for Australia. The UNHCR representative in Thailand, Giuseppe de Vicentiis, said: “We are very grateful to the Thai authorities, Al-have not sent Kunun against their will to go home.”
The woman had dropped off during a visit to Kuwait of her family and was flown to Thailand. There they prevented the authorities at the weekend, however, the planned journey to Australia and set. With a campaign on the messaging service Twitter, it managed to draw international attention to the case. In the meantime, your Twitter account, more than 80,000 people follow.
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