# Malaysia begins controversial repatriation of asylum seekers to Myanmar

https://mins.news/en/item/78236

- BBC News, 2026-09-29 06:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckj06542e5neo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Malaysia has begun repatriating about 5,000 asylum seekers from Myanmar under a controversial agreement with military ruler Min Aung Hlaing. The first 1,476 people left on three Myanmar navy ships. Rights groups warn of violence, persecution and forced conscription, while Malaysia calls the returns voluntary but has barred the UN refugee agency from screening detainees.

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