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• ‘A very brave new Canadian’: Woman who fled Saudi Arabia arrives in Toronto

  A young Saudi woman who fled her allegedly abusive family and drew renewed attention to the plight of women in the conservative kingdom has arrived in Toronto after being granted asylum by Canada.

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2019
  
• Canada grants asylum to Saudi teen who fled alleged family abuse

  An 18-year-old Saudi teenager who said she is fleeing abuse from her family is heading to Canada to seek asylum, according to a Thai official.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2019
  
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• Saudi teen seeking asylum deletes Twitter account after death threats, friend says

  A Saudi teenager who fled to Thailand saying she feared her family would kill her deleted her Twitter account on Friday after getting death threats, a friend said, while she awaits a decision on where she might be granted asylum.

  World

  Jan 11, 2019
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• Canada played ‘critical’ role in urging Thailand to protect Saudi woman: Human Rights Watch

  Canada helped persuade the Thai government to let a young Saudi woman seek asylum rather than deport her to Saudi Arabia against her wishes, according to Human Rights Watch.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2019
• The hurdles Saudi women runaways face when fleeing danger

  With Saudi women runaways increasingly using social media to amplify their desperate pleas for help, here a look at the obstacles they face.

  World

  Jan 7, 2019
• Saudi woman seeking asylum leaves airport, granted temporary admission in Thailand

  An 18-year-old Saudi woman who was stopped in Bangkok as she was trying to travel to Australia for asylum to escape alleged abuse by her family has left her airport hotel room for temporary admission into Thailand.

  World

  Jan 7, 2019
• Saudi woman, 18, detained at Thai airport, fears she will be killed if deported home

  Rahaf Al-Qunun said she fears her family will kill her if she is forcibly returned to Saudi Arabia.

  World

  Jan 6, 2019