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Malaysia to deport 1,500 Rohingya to Myanmar Sept 29

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC · How we work

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Malaysia will deport 1,500 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar on Sept 29, starting the first repatriation phase.
The United Nations reported Malaysia hosts about 193,800 Myanmar refugees, two-thirds of whom are Rohingya.
Over 160 civil-society groups issued a joint Sept 23 statement urging Malaysia to halt the deportations.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim proposed inviting Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing to facilitate the Rohingya return.

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Malaysia will deport 1,500 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar on Sept 29, starting the first repatriation phase.
The United Nations reported Malaysia hosts about 193,800 Myanmar refugees, two-thirds of whom are Rohingya.
Over 160 civil-society groups issued a joint Sept 23 statement urging Malaysia to halt the deportations.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim proposed inviting Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing to facilitate the Rohingya return.