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Young Saudi sisters en route to Australia 'stuck in Hong Kong for months'
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The sisters fear the death penalty if they return to Saudi Arabia where they fled to escape to Australia.
Updated 1 day ago
Two young Saudi sisters in Hong Kong said Thursday they had been intercepted by kingdom officials at the city's airport while attempting to escape to Australia, in the latest case of women fleeing the ultra-conservative country.
The pair, who have adopted the aliases Reem and Rawan, said in a statement from their lawyer they had renounced Islam and fear the death penalty if forced to return to Saudi Arabia.
The sisters aged 20 and 18, whose representatives say they suffered violent abuse, fled to Hong Kong in September from a family holiday in Sri Lanka and were planning to fly on to Australia...
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Saudi sisters stuck in Hong Kong 'more vulnerable' than Rahaf, expert warns
Two fleeing Saudi sisters who were intercepted in Hong Kong are in a "more vulnerable" position that Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun was in Thailand, a refugee expert says.
Updated Updated 17 hours ago
By Peter Theodosiou
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The case of two Saudi sisters intercepted in Hong Kong on their way to Australia is similar in principal but "far more complicated" to that of Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, according to an Amnesty International refugee expert.
The sisters, who have adopted the aliases Reem and Rawan, said in a statement via their lawyer they had renounced Islam and fear the death penalty if forced to return to Saudi Arabia.
The sisters aged 20 and 18, whose representatives say they suffered violent abuse, fled to Hong Kong in September from a family holiday in Sri Lanka and were planning to fly on to Australia.
But they say they were obstructed by Saudi officials and have been living in hiding in the Chinese city for nearly six months since.
Young Saudi sisters en route to Australia 'stuck in Hong Kong for months'
00:00 / 00:00
The sisters fear the death penalty if they return to Saudi Arabia where they fled to escape to Australia.
Updated 1 day ago
Two young Saudi sisters in Hong Kong said Thursday they had been intercepted by kingdom officials at the city's airport while attempting to escape to Australia, in the latest case of women fleeing the ultra-conservative country.
The pair, who have adopted the aliases Reem and Rawan, said in a statement from their lawyer they had renounced Islam and fear the death penalty if forced to return to Saudi Arabia.
The sisters aged 20 and 18, whose representatives say they suffered violent abuse, fled to Hong Kong in September from a family holiday in Sri Lanka and were planning to fly on to Australia...
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Source: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/saudi-si...f-expert-warns
Saudi sisters stuck in Hong Kong 'more vulnerable' than Rahaf, expert warns
Two fleeing Saudi sisters who were intercepted in Hong Kong are in a "more vulnerable" position that Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun was in Thailand, a refugee expert says.
Updated Updated 17 hours ago
By Peter Theodosiou
Share
The case of two Saudi sisters intercepted in Hong Kong on their way to Australia is similar in principal but "far more complicated" to that of Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, according to an Amnesty International refugee expert.
The sisters, who have adopted the aliases Reem and Rawan, said in a statement via their lawyer they had renounced Islam and fear the death penalty if forced to return to Saudi Arabia.
The sisters aged 20 and 18, whose representatives say they suffered violent abuse, fled to Hong Kong in September from a family holiday in Sri Lanka and were planning to fly on to Australia.
But they say they were obstructed by Saudi officials and have been living in hiding in the Chinese city for nearly six months since.
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