A Syrian man who was forced to live in a Malaysian airport for close to seven months has been granted asylum in Canada.
37 year old Hassan al-Kontar left his homeland to avoid mandatory military service after war broke out in Syria in 2011, and was deported from the UAE to Malaysia after moving through several countries.
Multiple human rights groups campaigned for Kontar’s wellbeing while he documented his time in Kuala Lumpur International Airport, with Canadian sponsors recently helping to arrange his asylum.