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Lukman Thalib was blocked from returning home to Australia after he was put on a Temporary Exclusion Order

Share on Twitter Lukman Thalib, 58, and Ismail Talib, 24, were detained at their home in Qatar on 27 July by a group of plain clothes officers, Professor Thalib's daughter Maryam Talib told SBS News last month.  London-based advocacy group CAGE, which was supporting the family, said they believe the arrests were linked to allegations surrounding another of Professor Thalib's sons. But on Friday, CAGE said the pair had arrived safely arrived in Turkey, where Ms Talib lives, after being released from the detention centre last week. It is still unclear why the men were arrested and ...

Share on Twitter An Australian biostatistics professor who worked as part of a coronavirus taskforce and his son have been detained in Qatar for almost five months. Lukman Thalib, 58, and Ismail Talib, 24, were arrested at their home in Qatar on 27 July, according to London-based advocacy organisation CAGE, which is assisting the pair. Professor Thalib was the head of the Department of Public Health at Qatar University and was recently working on the country's Scientific Reference and Research Task Force established in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Timeline 1 September: Profe...