# Malaysia begins Myanmar repatriations despite UN and rights group warnings

https://mins.news/en/item/79765

- The Guardian, 2026-09-30 06:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/30/malaysia-begins-myanmar-repatriations-despite-warnings-from-un-and-rights-groups

> Malaysia has begun returning about 1,500 Myanmar nationals, the first group in a planned repatriation of 5,000 people. The UN and rights organisations warn that Myanmar’s civil war and severe human rights abuses make returns unsafe, with Rohingya people potentially facing persecution.

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