Maha al-Subaie, 28, and Wafa al-Subaie, 25 say they are trapped and in danger after fleeing Saudi Arabia.
Two Saudi sisters are pleading for asylum, saying they are trapped in the former Soviet republic of Georgia after fleeing their country. This is the latest case of runaways from the conservative kingdom, posting appeals on social media.
Using a newly-created Twitter account called “GeorgiaSisters”, they identified themselves as Maha al-Subaie, 28, and Wafa al-Subaie, 25.
In a video posted on Twitter, Maha says: “We want your protection. We want a country that welcomes us and protects our rights.”
The sisters claim “they fled oppression from our family because the laws in Saudi Arabia is too week [sic] to protect us” and say they are in danger.
They say their father and brothers have arrived in Georgia looking for them.
They have posted photos of themselves on Twitter so that “if something happened to us people would remember us”.
The Twitter account has since been made private and the tweets are not publicly accessible.
They asked for protection from the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR). They say the Saudi government has suspended their passports, trapping them in Georgia.
Saudi sisters Maha and Wafa are stranded in Georgia. They are being followed and threatened by their family and Saudi officials. They need help getting somewhere safe. https://t.co/Brxp2uHRe0
— Ms Saffaa (@MsSaffaa) April 17, 2019
