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Shadow Sports Minister Raises Hakeem Al-Araibi’s Case in British House of Commons
2019-02-07
Labour MP Rosena Allin-Khan, who is currently the Shadow Sports Minister, raised the case of Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi in the house of common's session on Monday (February 4, 2019).
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Thai FM Suggests Extradition of Hakeem Al-Arabi to a Third Country
2019-02-07
Thai Foreign Minister Don Paramudvinai says Australia and Bahrain should hold talks to resolve the case by having him sent to a third country instead of extraditing him to Bahrain.
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HRW: Bahrain is Emboldened to Take Human Rights Abuse Beyond Its Borders with Respect to Hakeem Al-Araibi’s Case
2019-02-07
Human Rights Watch said that when the Bahraini government claimed there would be no threat to Hakeem Al-Araibi's life if the refugee footballer were extradited to his home country - citing the integrity of the kingdom's judicial system - it would have been laughable were it not so tragic, adding that Bahrain is emboldened to take human rights abuse beyond its borders.
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Thai Attorney General Opposes Bail for Bahrain Refugee Footballer
2019-02-07
Thai prosecutors will oppose bail for a refugee football player detained in Bangkok and facing extradition to Bahrain, the office of the attorney general said Wednesday, citing flight risks.
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Amnesty: Thailand “Shirking Responsibility” by detaining Al-Araibi, Should Send Him Back to Australia
2019-02-06
Responding to the Thai government's statement asking Bahrain and Australia to find a "mutually agreeable solution" in the case of Hakeem Al-Araibi, Dr. Graham Thom, Refugee Coordinator for Amnesty International Australia, said: "The Thai Government are clearly taking steps to negate their part in Hakeem's detention and pass the buck for their culpability."
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Al-Daihi: Hakeem Al-Araibi’s Situation Represents All Youths of Bahrain
2019-02-06
Al-Wefaq Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi said that "Hakeem Al-Araibi represents all the youths of Bahrain, all our young people are creative and look forward to the future, whereas the regime works day and night to destroy them, sabotage their future and turn their bodies into canvases for torture, abuse and injustice."
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Reuters: Bahraini Refugee Footballer could be Jailed in Thailand until August
2019-02-06
A refugee Bahraini footballer who was arrested in Thailand while on vacation from his new home in Australia could remain in jail until August while a court decides on an extradition request from Bahrain, a Thai official said on Wednesday.
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Australian PM: Disturbed to See Hakeem Al-Araibi with Shackles on his Feet
2019-02-06
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday he was “disturbed” to see Bahraini refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi in shackles in Thailand and had told its prime minister this was a serious issue for Australians, reported Reuters.
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Thai PM Breaks Silence on Hakeem Al-Araibi: Thailand Working with Australia and Bahrain to Find Solution.
2019-02-06
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has told reporters not to "jump to conclusions" regarding the verdict of detained refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi after an extradition hearing began in Bangkok court on Monday.
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Australia Soccer Body Ramps up Campaign to Free Jailed Bahraini Refugee: Reuters
2019-02-05
Football Federation Australia have ramped up their campaign to free jailed Bahraini refugee player Hakeem Al Araibi and pledged A$10,000 ($7,263) on Tuesday to kickstart a fundraising drive to help efforts to have him returned to Australia from Thailand.
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Australia: Bahrain and Thailand Aware of Importance of Al-Araibi’s Release to Australian People
2019-02-05
The Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Marise Payne reiterated her calls for the Thai Government to release Hakeem Al-Araibi home to Australia to be with his friends and family following his extradition hearing.
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Bahraini Footballer Held in Thailand Pleads Court not to Extradite him- AFP
2019-02-05
A refugee footballer fighting an extradition request pleaded for his freedom Monday, saying "please don't send me to Bahrain" as he arrived in shackles at a Bangkok court, which extended his detention by another two months.
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Al-Araibi’s Wife Wrote to Canada and New Zealand PMs, Pleading them to Interfere in His Case
2019-02-05
The wife of the Bahraini footballer and refugee Hakeem Al-Araibi has written to leaders in Canada and New Zealand about his arrest that the authorities'' intention to extradite him to Bahrain, the British The Guardian reported.
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Craig Foster: Case of Hakeem Al-Araibi Became Battle for Soul of Sport
2019-02-05
Former Australian captain Craig Foster said that Bahrain's timing of its unjust demand to the Thai court to extradite Hakeem Al-Araibi demonstrates the contemptuousness with which Bahrain has treated international sport throughout the travesty of justice.
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The Guardian: Australia’s Ambassador in Bangkok Calls on Thai PM to Directly Intervene in Hakeem Al-Araibi’s Case
2019-02-05
The British "The Guardian" newspaper said that Allan McKinnon, Australia's ambassador designate, called on the Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-ocha, to directly intervene to ensure the footballer's release, after the prosecutor had confirmed he had executive powers to do so.
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Heinous Photo from Thailand: Feet Shackled Footballer
2019-02-05
The Thai authorities have chosen to show indifference to criticism over their detention of Bahraini refugee player in Australia Hakeem Al-Araibi and that they prefer favoring the ruling family in Bahrain, which has joint investments with Thai leaders.
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Trial of Al-Araibi Adjourned until April 22 for Defense
2019-02-04
Lawyer of Bahraini refugee Hakeem Al-Araibi said the court has given her 60 days to submit the defense's case.
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Soccer Player Refuses Voluntary Extradition to Bahrain
2019-02-04
A soccer player who has refugee status in Australia told a Thai court Monday that he refuses to be voluntarily extradited to Bahrain, which has asked for his return to serve a prison sentence for a crime he denies committing.
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Thai Court Sets Extradition Hearing of Bahraini footballer for April
2019-02-04
Jailed Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al Araibi, who fled political upheaval in the Middle East nation and has refugee status in Australia, will spend at least two more months in prison in Thailand after a court set an extradition hearing for April.
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As He Arrives Courtroom, Al-Araibi Asks Not to Send him Back to Bahrain
2019-02-04
Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi demanded on Monday (January 4, 2019) not to send him back to Bahrain, expressing his fears that the Bahraini authorities would kill him.