Malaysia begins Myanmar repatriations despite warnings from UN and rights groups
Kuala Lumpur plans to send a total of 5,000 Myanmar nationals back to the war-torn country despite persecution concerns Malaysia began sending back about 1,500 Myanmar nationals on Tuesday, the government confirmed, as it launched a scheme that rights groups say may endanger migrants and asylum seekers by returning them to the war-torn country. The group is the first of 5,000 Myanmar citizens…
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