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A Rohingya migrant is feared to be the only survivor from a boat carrying at least two dozen asylum seekers that is believed to have run into difficulty off the Malaysian coast near Thailand, a coastguard official said latebSunday.Mohamad…

Malaysian authorities are increasingly responding to criticism of the government by initiating criminal investigations, Human Rights Watch has said.  Journalists, civil society activists, and ordinary people have all recently faced…

Malaysia and Thailand should urgently rescue Rohingya refugees stranded at sea and provide them with assistance and access to asylum, Human Rights Watch said today. On June 8, 2020, Malaysian authorities detained 269 Rohingya refugees who…

An appeal has been made to  Malaysian authorities to stop jailing violators of the country’s movement control orders, which places all detainees, prison staff, and society at greater risk of Covid-19. The Human Rights Watch has…