Hakeem al-Araibi: Wife of detained Bahraini footballer begs for his release
16 February 2019 |
7:40 am
The wife of jailed refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi has written a personal plea to Thailand's prime minister to send him back to Australia, warning that "time is running out" as he fights extradition to Bahrain.
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