Australia's football federation made its choice for Asian Football Confederation president -- and it's the man who could have saved Hakeem Al-Araibi from detention, but didn't.
Hakeem al-Araibi’s case shows how sport can act as a strong uniting force for good.
All the news you need to know this Tuesday.
Hakeem al-Araibi's return to Australia was a big celebration. But his case was not an isolated one, and advocates say the fight for ‘other Hakeems’ isn’t over.
Hakeem al-Araibi has thanked his supporters after he touched down in Melbourne, bringing to an end his months-long ordeal in a Thai prison.
If these incredible words about Hakeem's adopted country don't give you goose bumps, nothing will.
All going well, Hakeem al-Araibi will go from defending his life to defending goal within a matter of days.
Hakeem al-Araibi has landed home, marking the end of a two-month ordeal in a Thai prison.
All the news you need to know this Tuesday.
Australian footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi has been released from Thai prison and is heading home, after prosecutors dropped the push to extradite him back to Bahrain.
Hakeem Al-Araibi may be a player for a relatively unknown club in the Victorian National Premier League, but this is a man all of football is getting behind.
Hakeem Al Araibi, a jailed Bahraini footballer who fled his country and has refugee status in Australia, arrived on Monday in a Thai court-- his feet in shackles-- to fight an extradition request from Bahrain.
A Thai public prosecutor on Friday submitted to a criminal court Bahrain’s extradition request for jailed footballer Hakeem al-Araibi, who fled his country amid political upheaval and has refugee status in Australia.
