Malaysia’s migrant return plan chills Myanmar Rohingya

Malaysia plans to repatriate nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals, including an unknown proportion of Rohingya refugees, from detention centers in the coming week, a move that rights groups fear sets a dangerous precedent for returning persecuted minorities. Rohingya refugees in Malaysia face increasing anti-migrant sentiment and government crackdowns, prompting some, like Ismail, to return to Myanmar despite facing discrimination and precarious conditions there.