Sent back to war zone? 1,500 migrants arrive in Myanmar from Malaysia despite UN safety warning
- Myanmar nationals who were sent back from Malaysia look from a bus as they leave a Myanmar Navy base.
- (AP Photo)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.
- 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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- Myanmar nationals who were sent back from Malaysia look from a bus as they leave a Myanmar Navy base.
- (AP Photo)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.
- The returnees, including 86 women, had been convicted of illegal stay and other immigration violations in Malaysia, according to Myanmar state media reports.
Sources: Times of India