Teenag­er had pulled her Twitte­r accoun­t over 'threat­s' earlie­r on Friday­OTTAWA: An 18-year-old Saudi asylum seeker who fled her family and armed only with Twitter staved off deportation from Thailand has been accepted as a refugee by Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday. “Canada has been unequivocal that we’ll stand up for human rights and women’s rights around the world,” Trudeau said. “When the United Nations made a request of us that we grant miss (Rahaf Mohammed) al-Qunun’s asylum, we accepted. Earlier in the day, a Thai immigration official had said that the Saudi girl will leave Bangkok for Canada. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun had abruptly suspended her account, with friends saying she had received death threats earlier today.

Source: The Express Tribune January 11, 2019 16:12 UTC