Saudi runaway sisters in Twitter plea
Two Saudi sisters appealed for help yesterday from the former Soviet republic of Georgia after fleeing their country, in the latest case of runaways from the ultra-conservative kingdom using social media to seek asylum.
On a Twitter account called “Georgiasisters,” they identified themselves as Maha al-subaie, 28, and Wafa al-subaie, 25. Like other Saudi women who have fled and turned to social media, they posted copies of their passports to establish their identities.
The sisters claim they are in danger and will be killed if they are forcibly returned to Saudi Arabia. They said their father and brothers have arrived in Georgia looking for them.
Saudis can enter Georgia visa-free, making the country a transit point for Saudi women who have fled in recent years.