Extradition of Bahraini Football Player Moves Ahead

This week Bahraini soccer player Hakeem al-Araibi was taken to Bangkok Criminal Court, where bail was denied and his detention was extended for 60 days so Thailand can prepare his extradition to Bahrain, a country where he has said he was tortured. Expand Hakeem Ali Mohamed Ali al-Araibi in detention at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok. © 2018 Private Al-Araibi is a former member of Bahrain’s national team who was detained following the 2011 Arab Spring protests in that country. He is a recognized refugee in Australia, where he now lives, and Canberra has requested Thailand allow him to…

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