BANGKOK – In the past year Southeast Asia provided temporary shelter to two asylum seekers from the Middle East fleeing persecution. Hassan Alkontar and Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun plead for asylum from Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok airports. They were resettled to Canada.…
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Airport Asylum Seekers Find Freedom – Southeast Asia Dispatches
Tagged with: asylum seekers, Bangkok, Hassan Al Kontar, human rights, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, Refugees, Thailand
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Malaysia detains Hassan Al Kontar after removing him from airport
Al Kontar, 37, had been living in Kuala Lumpur International Airport since March, after being denied entry to Cambodia. Bangkok, Thailand – Syrian refugee Hassan Al Kontar was arrested on Monday by Malaysian police for remaining in a “forbidden area”…
Tagged with: asylum seeker, Hassan Al Kontar, Malaysia, Refugee detention, Syria, Syrian refugee
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Syrian Stuck at Airport Turns to Social Media – Southeast Asia Dispatches
KUALA LUMPUR – Thirty-seven year-old Syrian asylum seeker Hassan Al Kontar uses social media to share his story of life at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Because of Hassan’s posts, volunteers from Malaysia to Canada have taken up his cause. Adam…
Tagged with: canada, Hassan Al Kontar, human rights, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia, Refugees, social media, Southeast Asia Dispatches
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Hassan Al Kontar: A Life in Limbo – CBC The World this Weekend
KUALA LUMPUR – Hassan Al Kontar is a 37-year-old Syrian living at Kuala Lumpur International Airport for six months. Human rights defenders inside Malaysia have advised him not to seek asylum in the country because it’s not a signatory to…
Tagged with: canada, Hassan Al Kontar, KLIA2, Kuala Lumpur airport, Malaysia, man stuck at airport, refugee sponsorship, Syria, Syrian refugee, The Terminal
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