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    Thai authorities say Saudi woman who launched social media campaign seeking asylum will not be sent home

    by David Pierson, Los Angeles Times Jan 08, 2019 3 minutes

    SINGAPORE - The 18-year-old Saudi woman, saying she feared for her safety because of an abusive family in her homeland, barricaded herself in an airport hotel room in Bangkok, Thailand.

    She wedged a mattress against the door and waged a social media campaign to garner the attention of United Nations officials in hopes of gaining asylum in Australia.

    It was all Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun could think to do after Thai officials stopped her Saturday and

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