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.

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.

A Thai news site aired clips from the trial hearing of Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi in Bangkok, which took place amid presence of diplomatic and football figures, followed by a major media campaign on social networking sites.

A number of rallies were held in Australia’s Sydney and Melbourne on Friday (February 1, 2019), in solidarity with Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi and all Bahraini prisoners of conscience.

The case of Bahraini football player Hakeem Al-Araibi, who is held in Thailand, caused the Government of Bahrain a severe headache.

30 MEPs sent an urgent letter to the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in particular Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs Don Pramudwinai, in which they expressed their deep concern regarding the arrest of Bahraini player and urged the Thai authorities to release Hakeem Al-Araibia and ensure he returns safe to Australia.

The former Bahrain football player Hakeem Al-Araibi is still being held in a Thai prison, pending a final court decision on his extradition to Manama, although he had entered Thailand as a refugee in Australia.

An Australian website said that the wife of detained footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi has sent an emotional appeal to Thailand's Prime Minister urging him to help return her husbandd to his house in Australia.

قال موقع أسترالي إن زوجة حكيم العريبي وجهت رسالة إلى رئيس الحكومة التايلاندية تناشده فيها للمساعدة على عودة زوجها إلى منزله في أستراليا.

The Gulf Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (GIDHR) issued a statement saying that Hakeem Al-Araibi is one step away from being handed over to Bahrain which he fled.

Australian football player and analyst Craig Foster called to find a solution for Hakeem Al-Araibi case before the end of the week.

دعا المدرب والمحلل الإيطالي كريغ فوستر إلى إيجاد حل لقضية حكيم العريبي قبل نهاية الأسبوع.

Bahrain's government has submitted documents for the extradition of Hakeem Al Araibi, a Bahraini refugee footballer held in prison in Thailand, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday.

Activists have called for Asia's football chief, Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, to resign after the body admitted for the first time that the Bahraini royal family member has a "conflict of interest" in regard to his jailed compatriot, Hakeem Al-Araibi, South China Morning Post newspaper reported.

ذكرت صحيفة South China Morning Post أن نشطاء دعوا الشيخ سلمان بن إبراهيم آل خليفة للاستقالة من رئاسة الاتحاد الآسيوي لكرة القدم، بعد أن اعترف الاتحاد للمرة الأولى بوجود "تضارب مصالح" لسلمان في ما بتعلق بقضية اللاعب المسجون حكيم العريبي.

A leading Thai football club has joined the growing international chorus to free refugee player Hakeem Al-Araibi, who faces deportation to Bahrain where he fears for his life.

Former Australia soccer captain Craig Foster will lobby officials at world governing body FIFA later on Monday for them to intervene on behalf of a Bahraini refugee player being detained in Thailand and facing deportation to his country.

Australian football player and analyst Craig Foster said that he demanded a meeting with FIFA administration on Monday.

قال اللاعب والمحلل الرياضي كريغ فوستر إنه طلب اجتماعًا مع إدارة الفيفا يوم الاثنين. وقال مغردًا على تويتر إن "الفيفا تحاول أن تدير ظهرها لهذا اللاعب ولا يمكننا السماح بحدوث هذا الأمر".

FIFA sent on Wednesday (January 23, 2019) a letter to Prayut Chan-o-cha, the prime minister of Thailand, urging him to immediately release the Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi, and demanding discussing Al-Araibi's case with representative from the Thai government.