Media focusExperts agree the media focus on Qunun's case has put pressure on officials in Thailand - which usually have little sympathy for asylum seekers - to act quickly. But it may also have increased the risk to Qunun's safety - making her resettlement more urgent and strengthening her case for asylum. While Australia took around 63 weeks to process refugee visas in 2014-15, in some rare cases it is done virtually overnight. "I spend a lot of time critiquing the refugee process," she said "but this is one case where it seems to be working." As a Saudi woman who has publicly scorned her family and renounced Islam, experts says she ticks many boxes.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 10, 2019 16:07 UTC