Malaysia detains over 100 Rohingya refugees seeking shelter at UNHCR
Malaysian authorities detained more than 100 Rohingya asylum seekers from Myanmar on Monday who had gathered outside the U.N. refugee agency in Kuala Lumpur, saying they were seeking protection after being evicted from
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