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Malaysian activists make legal bid to halt deportation of Myanmar detainees

Malaysian court halts deportation of 1,200 Myanmar migrants after outcry

The migrants, including members of vulnerable minorities, had already been taken in buses and trucks to a military base on Malaysia s west coast to be loaded onto waiting Myanmar navy ships.

Malaysian activists make legal bid to halt Myanmar deportation

Malaysian activists make legal bid to halt Myanmar deportation AFP 2/23/2021 AFP © Mohd RASFAN Activists are making a last-ditch attempt to stop the deportation of 1,200 Myanmar detainees on navy ships Malaysian activists made a last-ditch legal bid to halt the deportation Tuesday of 1,200 Myanmar detainees to their homeland weeks after a coup, following a storm of criticism. The migrants, including members of vulnerable minorities, were arriving at a military base on Malaysia s west coast, to be loaded onto three vessels sent by the Myanmar navy. The United States and the United Nations have criticised the plan, and are calling for the UN refugee agency to be granted access to the detainees to assess whether any are asylum seekers.

Malaysian court halts Myanmar deportation after outcry

Malaysia deports over 1,000 Myanmar nationals, defying court order AFP 2/23/2021 AFP © Mohd RASFAN The migrants were deported on three Myanmar navy ships despite a court order halting the repatriation Malaysia on Tuesday deported more than 1,000 Myanmar detainees back to their strife-torn homeland just weeks after a coup, despite a court order halting the repatriation and a storm of criticism. The migrants, whom activists say include vulnerable asylum seekers, departed on three Myanmar navy ships from a Malaysian military base after arriving on packed trucks and buses under police escort. The United States, the United Nations and rights groups had criticised the plan, while hours before the deportation a Kuala Lumpur court ordered it be temporarily halted to allow a legal challenge.

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