Over 100 Rohingya flee Malaysian detention centre after protest
OVER 100 Rohingya refugees have fled a detention centre in Malaysia following a protest.
One of the escapees has been killed trying to cross a road but 400 police have been deployed to hunt down the rest, Immigration Department director-general Ruslin Jusoh said today. In total 115 Rohingya fled the camp and 16 Myanmar nationals. It is the largest breakout since 2022, when 528 Rohingya broke out of a camp.
Human Rights Watch says Rohingya refugees in Malaysia, including children, are imprisoned in poor conditions and face violence from guards and other inmates. The country refuses to recognise their refugee status and even those with documents from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees affirming this are arrested, it charges.
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