Saudi teen Rahaf al-Qunun accepts offer of asylum from Canada

Saudi teen Rahaf al-Qunun is flying to Canada to accept the country's offer of asylum.

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun walking with an unidentified companion  in Bangkok, Thailand on 11/1/19.

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun walking with an unidentified companion in Bangkok, Thailand on 11/1/19. Source: AAP

An 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled alleged abuse by her family is on her way to a new life in Canada after she was granted asylum.

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun boarded a Korean Air flight from Bangkok to Seoul late on Friday night before catching a connecting flight to Canada, Thailand's immigration police chief Surachate Hakparn says.

More in via SBS News.


Share
1 min read

Published

Updated

Source: AFP, SBS


Share this with family and friends