Nearly 1,500 migrants arrive in Myanmar from Malaysia despite UN warnings

September 29, 2026 · 10:26 am 7 sources

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• The Migrants Being Shipped Back to a War Zone
  The New York Times · September 29, 2026 12:13
  Malaysia says it is repatriating undocumented migrants from Myanmar who want to return. Critics say it is putting their lives at risk.
• Malaysia begins controversial repatriation of asylum seekers to Myanmar
  BBC News · September 29, 2026 13:29
  Human rights groups say some 5,000 returnees could face violence, persecution and forced conscription.
• Malaysia begins Myanmar repatriations despite warnings from UN and rights groups
  The Guardian · September 30, 2026 06:05
  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…

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• Malaysia repatriates Myanmar migrants despite UN warnings
  Deutsche Welle · September 29, 2026 10:26
  Malaysia has started repatriating about 1,500 Myanmar nationals, defying warnings from the UN and rights groups. Malaysia, facing an uptick in anti-migrant sentiment, says the program is strictly voluntary.
• Why is Malaysia sending back Rohingya refugees to Myanmar?
  Al Jazeera · September 30, 2026 17:55
  Kuala Lumpur calls it a voluntary process, but many are raising safety concerns.
• ‘They are crying’: Refugees in Malaysia in fear amid Myanmar deportation
  Al Jazeera · October 2, 2026 08:14
  Shrinking resources for refugee support groups in Malaysia collide with increasing hostility towards the Rohingya.
• Nearly 1,500 migrants arrive in Myanmar from Malaysia despite UN warnings
  Al Jazeera · October 5, 2026 01:08
  Malaysia continues mass refugee deportations despite warnings from the UN about unsafe conditions in an active war zone.