"Yes, Australia has granted her asylum, but we are waiting to hear where exactly she is going," immigration police chief Surachate Hakparn told CNN. Hakparn said Canada had also offered Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun asylum and they were waiting for her decision. Her story has also put Saudi Arabia's guardianship laws, which restrict many aspects of women's lives, back under international scrutiny. In response to the media campaign, Thai authorities allowed her access to the UNHCR and did not deport her to Kuwait. On Friday, Qunun's Twitter account appeared to have been deleted.

Source: bd News24 January 11, 2019 09:33 UTC