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On Sunday, nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals, including 86 women, arrived in Yangon from Malaysia on navy warships and a hospital ship, despite warnings from the UN refugee agency about unsafe conditions for their return. This repatriation is part of a larger plan to send back approximately 5,000 individuals; another 10,388 Myanmar nationals are currently held in Malaysian detention centers. The United Nations and human rights groups have expressed concern that returning migrants may face persecution or forced military conscription due to ongoing conflict in Myanmar since the military coup in February 2021.
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same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Tuesday, Malaysia began sending back around 1,500 Myanmar nationals, including Rohingya refugees, to Myanmar, despite warnings from the United Nations and rights groups that conditions in Myanmar remain unsafe for them. The first group is part of an agreement to return 5,000 people held in Malaysian immigration facilities under a program Kuala Lumpur describes as voluntary but which human rights organizations say lacks adequate safeguards. Buses carrying the migrants arrived at a stadium near the Lumut naval base in Perak state before being transported by ship to Myanmar.
The Rohingya, a Muslim minority group that faces persecution and violence in Myanmar, make up approximately two-thirds of the 190,000 Myanmar refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia. Many fled to Malaysia during a brutal military crackdown in 2017. Rights groups warn these returnees face dangers such as forced conscription into the army and further persecution upon their return.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim defended the repatriation program, saying it addresses growing public hostility towards the large Rohingya population in Malaysia. However, critics argue that the government's actions violate international law by sending refugees to countries where they risk facing prosecution or torture.
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Nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals repatriated from Malaysia arrived in the country’s largest city, Yangon, on Sunday, despite warnings from the United Nations refugee agency and rights groups that conditions for their return remain unsafe.
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conditions → repatriate → return
The returnees, including 86 women, had been convicted of illegal stay and other immigration violations in Malaysia, according to Myanmar state media reports.
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returnees → include → reports
They were transported from Malaysia aboard two navy warships and a hospital ship last Tuesday and arrived in southern Yangon early Sunday, regional government minister Nay Lin Tun said.
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Tun → transport → Yangon
The group is part of around 5,000 Myanmar nationals who are expected to be repatriated from Malaysia in stages.
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who → expect → stages
Malaysia’s home ministry said another 10,388 Myanmar nationals were being held at immigration detention centres.
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nationals → say → centres
UN, rights groups raise concernsThe repatriation has drawn criticism from the UN high commissioner for refugees and rights groups, who have warned that Myanmar’s security and humanitarian situation remains volatile.
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situation → raise → refugees
They have raised concerns that some returnees could face persecution or forced military conscription in areas affected by the ongoing conflict, the Associated Press reported.
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Press → raise → conflict
“Under international law, the Government of Malaysia is obligated to uphold the principle of non-refoulement and prevent the return of individuals to situations where they face a real risk of persecution, torture, or other serious human rights violations,” Kelley E. Currie, the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, said in a statement on Thursday.
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It was not immediately clear whether any Rohingya were among those repatriated.
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Rohingya → repatriate → those
The minority Muslim community has faced persecution in Myanmar and has been denied citizenship.
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community → face → citizenship
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, 2021.
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military → seize → February
The coup triggered widespread protests and armed resistance, plunging large parts of the country into conflict.
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coup → trigger → conflict
Malaysia is home to around 215,600 refugees and asylum seekers registered with the UNHCR, including about 126,000 Rohingya, making it one of Southeast Asia’s largest refugee-hosting communities.
However, Malaysia is not a party to the UN Refugee Convention and treats refugees as undocumented migrants.
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Malaysia → register → migrants
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