Freed refugee Hakeem Al-Araibi feels like a 'superstar' after international effort

NEWS: Refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi spoke to Craig Foster following his release from Thai detention.

Refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi says he feels "famous" thanks to the international support that led to his eventual release from a Thai prison.

Mr Al-Araibi returned to Australia on Tuesday, after the director of the Thai attorney-general's international affairs section Chatchom Akapin announced Bahrain had requested the case against him be dropped.

You can read the full version of this story in English on SBS News here.


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