Malaysia Plans to Send Nearly 1,500 Myanmar Refugees Back Home

Starting September 29, Malaysia will begin sending back Myanmar nationals. Many refugees are scared for their safety.

Malaysia has announced that it will send nearly 1,500 people from Myanmar back to their home country. This plan is set to start on September 29. The government calls this a voluntary program, which means they are saying people are choosing to go back. However, many of these people are Rohingya refugees. The Rohingya are a group of people who have faced terrible violence and persecution in Myanmar. Because of this, many human rights groups and the refugees themselves are very worried. Some of the refugees have spoken out, saying they are terrified to return. One person told reporters that i…