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| Canada and Australia in talks with UN to accept Saudi asylum seeker, Thais say | |
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| Several countries including Canada and Australia are in talks with the UN refugee agency to accept the Saudi asylum seeker Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun who fled alleged abuse by her family, police in Thailand have said. | Several countries including Canada and Australia are in talks with the UN refugee agency to accept the Saudi asylum seeker Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun who fled alleged abuse by her family, police in Thailand have said. |
| The immigration police chief said on Friday that the UN was accelerating Qunun’s case, but he gave no indication of when the process would be completed. | The immigration police chief said on Friday that the UN was accelerating Qunun’s case, but he gave no indication of when the process would be completed. |
| Qunun, 18, was stopped at a Bangkok airport on Saturday and said her passport was seized. She barricaded herself in an airport hotel room and wrote about her situation on social media, prompting a global campaign to prevent her being returned to Saudi Arabia. | Qunun, 18, was stopped at a Bangkok airport on Saturday and said her passport was seized. She barricaded herself in an airport hotel room and wrote about her situation on social media, prompting a global campaign to prevent her being returned to Saudi Arabia. |
| The UN high commissioner for refugees granted Qunun refugee status on Wednesday. | The UN high commissioner for refugees granted Qunun refugee status on Wednesday. |
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