Australian refugee football player faces deportation after arrest in Thailand

Hakeem Al-Araibi arrested at Bangkok airport and faces deportation to Bahrain, where he fears persecution

A refugee football player who lives in Australia has been detained in Thailand and is facing deportation back to the country he fled from, where he fears violence and persecution.

Hakeem Al-Araibi told Guardian Australia he was arrested on an Interpol red notice for his conviction over an act of vandalism in Bahrain which he denies and says allegedly happened while he was playing in a televised football game.

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