Refugees and asylum seekers

No repatriation if Rohingya returnees face persecution in Myanmar, says Malaysia’s Home Minister

Malaysia’s Home Minister said the government prioritised safety, welfare and human rights in the repatriation process.

UN warns EU against cutting international aid in next budget

EU leaders will wrangle over the 2028-2034 budget at a summit in Brussels from Oct 15 as they push to reach a deal by Christmas.

Malaysian police probing Molotov cocktail attack on Rohingya settlement in Johor

Asked to ‘do the impossible’: UN refugee chief warns aid cuts threaten vital lifelines

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Barham Salih says the UN refugee agency has slashed its workforce from 20,000 in 2024 to just under 12,000.

The Taliban are using Europe’s fear of migrants to their advantage

Taliban security personnel watch CCTV surveillance feeds of the city from the control room at the police headquarters in Herat on Oct 7.

Malaysia says around 10,000 Myanmar nationals sent home since January

Malaysia has taken in around 193,000 refugees from Myanmar, according to UN data, but it has grown increasingly frustrated by their presence.

First batch of migrants from Malaysia under repatriation plan return to war-torn Myanmar

Myanmar Navy vessels used to pick up repatriated Myanmar nationals docked at the Lumut Naval Base in Malaysia on Sept 29.

Malaysia starts sending Myanmar migrants home

This 2019 photo shows Rohingya refugees who landed on an isolated northern shore near the Malaysia-Thai border and were detained by Malaysian immigration authorities.

Malaysia begins deportations, but hostility towards Rohingya refugees not stopping any time soon

Rohingya refugees removed from the UNHCR office in Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysia’s migrant return plan chills Myanmar Rohingya

Nearly 1,500 Myanmar migrants are due to be sent home from Malaysia next week.

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