Refugee soccer player arrives back in Australia
Refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi has landed in Australia, after spending two months in a Thai jail fighting extradition to his birth nation of Bahrain.
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Refugee soccer player to be freed after Bahrain drops extradition request
Hakeem Al-Araibi, the refugee footballer detained in Thailand, was freed from prison Monday after Bahrain announced an unexpected decision to drop its extradition case.
Bahrain soccer player detained in Thailand remains jailed
Hakeem Al-Araibi, the refugee soccer player who is fighting extradition from Thailand, will remain in jail for a further 60-days as he prepares a defense against Bahrain's extradition request.
Bahrain soccer player detained in Thailand pleads for help
Hakeem Al-Araibi's finger traces over every sentence of the letter, eager not to miss even one word from his beloved wife.
Global push aims to free Bahrain soccer player detained in Thailand
Activists campaigning for the release of Bahraini refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi, who has been detained in Thailand since November, warn his situation has become an "emergency" following the submission of a formal extradition request.
