A Saudi woman who planned to seek asylum in Australia said she feared she would be killed if returned to her family after authorities intercepted her in transit in Bangkok. Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, 18, who said she had renounced Islam, arrived in Thailand from Kuwait on Jan. 5 intending to catch her next flight on to Australia to escape what she described as an abusive home. Instead, she said, Saudi officials forcibly took her passport from her and escorted her to a transit hotel at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, where...

Source: Wall Street Journal January 06, 2019 20:48 UTC