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Defying Court Order, Malaysia Deports Asylum Seekers to Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
The U.N. refugee agency claims that the group included registered asylum seekers.
Rights Groups Attack Malaysia’s ‘Abhorrent’ Deportation Plan
By Sebastian Strangio
Shortly after its coup d'etat, Myanmar's military junta offered to help Malaysian authorities deport some 1,200 people.
COVID–19 Is a Test for Climate Migration and the World Is Failing
By Pierfilippo M. Natta and Adam Weinstein
Countries need to come together to stem the effects of climate migration in the coming years and decades.
Kyrgyzstan Eradicates Statelessness, Challenges Remain
By Colleen Wood
A Kyrgyzstani lawyer won a prestigious UN award for his contributions to combating statelessness in his country, but will his efforts stick?
Taiwan Grants Entry to Chinese Asylum Seekers But Questions Surround Its Refugee Policy
By Nick Aspinwall
The two Chinese asylum seekers spent 125 days in limbo, highlighting issues in Taiwan's approach to refugees.
To Be a Global Leader, China Needs a New Refugee Policy
By Jonathan Lesh
To be seen as a leader, China will need to help share burdens -- including by hosting refugees.
How Refugees Changed the Afghan-Pakistan Dynamic
By Aziz Amin Ahmadzai
Afghanistan's soil yearns for the return of its refugees.
China Should Do More to Solve the Syrian Refugee Crisis
By Moritz Rudolf and Angela Stanzel
Financial support by China could help to curb the refugee crisis while building trust in China-EU relations.
UN Award Puts Spotlight on Educating Afghan Girls
By Catherine Putz
UNHCR honors an Afghan refugee for her indefatigable efforts to help girl refugees access education.
Malaysia Accused of Mistreating Refugees
By Mong Palatino
A documentary produced by Al Jazeera makes some worrying claims.
Cambodia’s Uighur ‘Madness’
WikiLeaks cables suggest serious shortcomings in Cambodia’s willingness to abide by human rights treaties – and China’s continuing influence in the country.
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