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Rahaf was on vacation with relatives in Kuwait when he escaped. She took a flight to Australia, where she hoped to apply for asylum, with stops in Thailand. After holding her pbadport during her stay in Bangkok, she locked herself in a transit hotel room at the airport and refused to return to Kuwait.

After making a call to social networks, the young Saudi got refugee status with the United Nations. The family denies the charges.

On Friday (11), the young woman deleted her account on Twitter, where she made a call to the shelter. An Australian TV journalist ABC, who had access to Rahaf's room during her refusal to leave, said the Saudi woman was receiving death threats.

Women in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia imposes a number of restrictions on women who live under the "male guardianship system", in which the father, father, brother, husband or the son have the power to make important decisions on behalf of them.

Saudi women must obtain permission from a male parent to be able to apply for a pbadport, travel abroad, study abroad with the help of government, get married, get out of jail or even leave a shelter for the victims of abuse.

Conservative circles have recently made concessions by organizing sports activities for girls in public schools, allowing women to attend football matches in stadiums or suspending the law prohibiting women from driving.