mo4ch:>‘Rescued’ Saudi teen granted UN refugee status, referred for resettlement in Australia | Mo4ch News

Fleeing her family and ‘saved’ from deportation following social media outcry, a young Saudi woman is one step closer to receiving asylum in Australia, while local officials say she won’t get “special treatment.”The UN High Commissioner for Refugees granted refugee status to Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, 18, on Wednesday. She was referred to Australia for resettlement.The Australian government said that it will evaluate al-Qunun’s case according to its standard procedures, just like it does with other UN referrals, and declined to make further comment. Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton told reporters that the Saudi woman won’t get any “special treatment” with regards to the asylum process.Australian media reported earlier that officials are ready to issue a humanitarian visa to Rahaf if the UN rules that she is in need of international protection. Local politicians and activists have been calling on the prime minister to provide al-Qunun with emergency travel documents and let her in …