Hakeem Al-Araibi urges Australia to help others facing persecution

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Hakeem Al-Araibi has opened up about his 76 days behind bars in Thailand.

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"There are many people in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and other countries that don't let people speak against them. Those people need help from Australia."

"When people are united, like my case in Thailand ... Human rights organisations, FIFA, the Socceroos, they all united together for my release in Thailand and this is a good example for other cases.""I receive many messages from refugees overseas, they want to come to Australia," he said.

In a sit-down with supporter and former Socceroo Craig Foster, he retold his experience, saying that if he was sent from Thailand to Bahrain,"maybe they would have killed me".

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