Malaysia deports more than 1,000 Myanmar nationals despite High Court order

Just hours after a Feb. 23 court hearing granted a temporary stay to Myanmar nationals in Malaysia to protect asylum seekers who fled religious and ethnic persecution, 1,086 Myanmar citizens were deported on three ships by Myanmar’s military at the Malaysian Royal Navy base in Lumut, on the West coast of Malaysia. The UN’s refugee agency, denied access to the immigration detention centers since August 2019, was not allowed to evaluate and separate asylum seekers from the group deported, which sources say include Chin Christians who had fled persecution in Myanmar.

Asia, NewsReligion Unplugged contributorFebruary 23, 2021Secondary Feature, Myanmar, rohingya, asylum seeker, refugees, immigration, Malaysia, myanmar coup, military coup, Chin Christians, Christian persecutionComment

The military coup in Myanmar presents opportunities to Buddhist nationalists

(ANALYSIS) Myanmar’s military has held a prominent political position in the country for decades. For almost 50 years, the country was under successive military regimes. These regimes displayed an ambivalent attitude to the country’s main religion, Buddhism – Buddhist movements, which were on the whole in opposition to military rule, were severely repressed.

Analysis, News, AsiaAnders C. Hardig and Tazreena SajjadFebruary 8, 2021Anders C. Hardig, Tazreena Sajjad, Secondary Feature, analysis, Analysis, Myanmar, Buddhist nationalists, Buddhism, Buddhist, military coup, Christian, Muslim Comment

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