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Malaysia: UNHCR on alert as government prepares for crackdown
22 Feb 2005 -
UNHCR expresses concern at impending crackdown on migrants in Malaysia
22 Feb 2005 The UN refugee agency has expressed concern at the impending crackdown on illegal migrants in Malaysia at the end of an extended amnesty on Feb 28. -
Malaysia: jungle camp registration to start
10 Dec 2004 -
UNHCR to start mobile registration in Malaysia's jungle camps
10 Dec 2004 Ahead of an expected crackdown on illegal migrants, the refugee agency is sending mobile teams to provide documentation to refugees and asylum seekers living in fear and dire conditions. It is also pressing the government to issue temporary stay permits to Rohingyas, as promised. -
Malaysia: UNHCR's concerns on impending crackdown on illegal migrants
3 Dec 2004 -
Refugees at risk as Malaysia prepares crackdown on illegal migrants
3 Dec 2004 UNHCR has warned that refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia could risk getting detained or deported in the face of an impending crackdown on illegal migrants that involves bounties and a sizeable volunteer corps working with law enforcement agencies. -
Refugees in Malaysia's jungle camps face harsh life, fear crackdown
30 Nov 2004 Living in harsh conditions in makeshift jungle camps on the outskirts of Malaysia's gleaming new administrative capital of Putra Jaya, are thousands of refugees and asylum seekers. They live in fear of police raids and an imminent crackdown on illegal migrants. -
UNHCR urges Malaysia to release refugees from detention
26 Nov 2004 Over 300 refugees in Malaysia are in detention centres, including minors, the elderly and vulnerable cases. The only way out is through resettlement in a third country or voluntary deportation, which can take many months, sometimes even years. UNHCR is continuing to request the Malaysian government to release the most vulnerable cases. -
Rohingyas flock to UNHCR in Kuala Lumpur following Malaysia government pledge
9 Nov 2004