Malaysia starts sending thousands of refugees back to Myanmar

马来西亚开始将数千名难民遣返回缅甸

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2026-09-29

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Malaysia starts sending thousands of refugees back to war-torn Myanmar. Human rights groups say it risks returning Rohingya muslims to danger. We hear from a fearful refugee. Also in the programme: Israel's military says more than a hundred settlers have attacked a village in the occupied West Bank; we hear from Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich who was held in a Russian prison for more than 400 days; and how the youngest ever female chess grandmaster learnt to play. (IMAGE: Myanmar nationals due to be repatriated from Malaysia sit inside a bus at Lumut, Malaysia September 29, 2026 / REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain)
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  • Hello and welcome to NewsHour from the BBC World Service.

  • Coming to you live from London, I'm Rajini Vaidyanathan.

  • In about 30 minutes from now, we'll hear about the attack

  • by more than 100 Israeli settlers on a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank.

  • We'll speak to our correspondent in the region.

  • But first, they've been described by the UN as the most persecuted minority in the world.

  • Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar.

  • One of Southeast Asia's most repressive nations, have faced years on the move.

  • First, fleeing persecution from the military junta, then destitution in camps in neighbouring Bangladesh, to Malaysia,

  • where many built new lives, which they're now being forced to leave.

  • Today, the Malaysian government began deporting nearly 1,500 refugees as part of a repatriation programme,

  • which could see as many as 5,000 returned.