Dina Ali Lasloom, a 24-year-old Saudi woman, was supposedly flying from Kuwait to Australia via the Philippines, to seek asylum in Australia and escape her abusive family. Meghan 'didn't want to be alive any more'. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. You can hear more on this story on BBC Trending on the BBC World Service, And for more Trending stories, download our podcast. Dina Ali Lasloom (Arabic: دينا علي السلوم‎ ; born 29 March 1993) is a Saudi woman who attempted to seek asylum in Australia to escape Saudi guardianship laws but was forcibly repatriated to Saudi Arabia from the Philippines. Picture: FacebookSource:Facebook. Human Rights Watch (HRW) encouraged people to tweet the "Save Dina Ali" hashtag to Saudi's King Salman. While waiting for a connecting flight in the Philippines, Lasloom claimed that airport officials confiscated her passport and boarding pass, and detained her for 13 hours. "I was in shock that I finally had my freedom. According to Human Rights Watch, she was fleeing a … The mystery around what triggered Dina Ali Lasloom’s cry for help has only added to concerns for her safety. But after being stopped in transit in the Philippines, she faced being sent back to Saudi Arabia. However, this was instantly contradicted by a 2007 Gallup poll which found that sixty six% of Saudi ladies and 55% of … 'We women are pushed out of work because of childcare' Video, 'We women are pushed out of work because of childcare', Billionaire Mackenzie Scott marries science teacher, China says manufacturing 'greatness' still years away, Switzerland votes to ban face coverings in public, French MP and billionaire Dassault dies in crash. Saudi woman posts desperate plea to seek asylum in Australia, Dina Ali Lasloom recorded a desperate plea from Manila's international airport where she claimed she was detained by authorities after trying to seek asylum in Australia to escape her Saudi Arabian family. The details of the story are chilling. The deaths of two young Saudi sisters, whose bodies washed up along the New York City waterfront last month, have shined a light on the often secretive and risky journeys She was put on a flight to Riyadh, but not before her video appeal went viral on Twitter. Mr Sanghera and others have called on Amnesty International to intervene. Weeks after her ordeal went viral, a pair of sisters attempted to flee Saudi Arabia via Turkey, claiming that they were abused by their family. Frightened and in an unfamiliar country, Dina Ali Lasloom approached a stranger in Manila airport. "Dina Ali is by no means the only Saudi woman who found herself in this tragic situation," says HRW's Ahmed Benchemsi. Dina Ali Lasloom said in self-recorded videos the Philippine authorities had held her at Manila airport and confiscated her passport. According to information shared by asylum seeker advocates, the 24-year-old woman arrived at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Tuesday with the intention of continuing on to Sydney to file an asylum claim when she was intercepted by authorities. The video was posted online on Tuesday accompanied by details of Dina Ali Lasloom’s situation. Saudi citizen Lasloom had fled Kuwait, where she was living, to escape a forced marriage, and was hoping to fly from the Philippines to Australia and seek asylum there in … This is a story of … A WOMAN travelling to Australia to seek asylum from her abusive family in Saudi Arabia has recorded a desperate plea, but it could be too late. Since she was taken to Riyadh, none of the activists BBC Trending spoke to have heard from Dina Ali Lasloom. Middle Eastern Princess & Prince Recommended for you. Lasloom, a 24-year-old Saudi woman, was attempting to leave her family in Kuwait and intended to seek asylum in Australia. © 2021 BBC. ADVERTISEMENT In a video that appears to be shot with a mobile phone, the 24-year-old says her passport was taken from her at Manila’s international airport in the Philippines on Monday on her way to Australia.