WPN expresses concern over the handover of over 300,000 Rohingya from Malaysia and Bangladesh to the military junta
July 31 Mizzima. The Women Peace Network (WPN) today (July 31) issued a statement expressing extreme concern over reports that over 300,000 Rohingya refugees residing in Malaysia and Bangladesh are to be handed over to t
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