Two sisters who fled Saudi Arabia have been granted an extension to stay in Hong Kong for one more month while they seek an emergency visa in a safe country
Hong Kong's immigration department will now allow the sisters, who go by the names Reem and Rawana, to stay in the city until April 8 after their latest extension expired last Thursday, according to human rights lawyer, Michael Vidler.
Family in US believes son was tortured in Saudi Arabia 02:50Flight from ColomboThe two sisters told CNN they fled Saudi Arabia because their lives had become intolerable. They said they were treated liked"slaves," physically abused by their family and forced to comply with the country's guardianship system which left them little hope of living as free women in the future.They'd also renounced Islam which is a crime that carries the threat of death in Saudi Arabia.
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