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Australia To Carefully Consider Saudi Woman's Asylum Plea
Australia on Tuesday vowed to consider an 18-year-old Saudi woman's plea for asylum, further easing fears she could be forcibly returned home. Rahaf Mohammed Al-Qanun's desperate bid to reach Australia will be "carefully considered" if the United Nations deems she is at risk, an official told AFP.
Qanun, fleeing alleged abuse by her conservative family, says she tried to reach Australia on a tourist visa. But she was stopped en route by authorities in Thailand at the request of the Saudi government, which demanded the woman return to her family.
Qanun barricaded herself in a Bangkok airport hotel room, refusing to leave and posting determined calls for asylum on social media to draw attention to her plight. She is currently being assessed by the UN's refugee agency.
Human rights activists had expressed concerns that Australia's government -- which takes a hard line on immigration -- may revoke her tourist visa.
The official did not confirm or deny if the visa had been revoked but said it would make no difference to her bid to reach Australia. "Any application by Ms Al-Qanun for a humanitarian visa will be carefully considered once the UNHCR process has concluded. Whether someone holds a visitor visa does not have a bearing on this process.," the official said.
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SOURCE : INDIANEXPRESS
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