https://www.cnet.com/news/saudi-teen-who-tweeted-plight-granted-asylum-arrives-in-canada/

She was stopped at an airport in Thailand, however, but barricaded herself in a hotel room there rather than board a scheduled flight back to Kuwait. From the room, she took to Twitter with the help of friends, where news of her plight spread and attracted the attention of Human Rights Watch and the United Nations Refugee Agency, which asked Canada to give her asylum.

"Saudi women fleeing their families can face severe violence from relatives, deprivation of liberty, and other serious harm if returned against their will," Michael Page, deputy Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch, said in a statement on Jan. 6.