“Every day I cry”; footballer Hakeem al-Araibi speaks about his time in Thai prison
28 March 2019 |
3:28 pm
Footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi spoke out about his time spent in a Thai prison, at a forum about human rights in sport on Thursday.
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