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Coverage dated April 19, 2022

Over 500 Rohingya flee Malaysian detention, 6 die on highway

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More than 500 Rohingya refugees escaped from detention in Malaysia following a protest and most have been rearrested. Police said six detainees, including two children, were killed while trying to

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  1. Los Angeles Times

    More than 500 Rohingya flee Malaysian detention, 6 die on highway (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    More than 500 Rohingya refugees have escaped from detention in Malaysia following a protest and most have been rearrested.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Over 500 Rohingya flee Malaysian detention, 6 die on highway (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    More than 500 Rohingya refugees escaped from detention in Malaysia following a protest and most have been rearrested. Police said six detainees, including two children, were killed while trying to

  3. New York Times

    6 Rohingya Refugees Are Killed Fleeing Detention Center in Malaysia (opens New York Times)

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    In recent years, the Malaysian government has taken a more hard-line approach to the refugees in the country, which once offered a modicum of opportunity.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Six killed as hundreds of Rohingya flee Malaysia detention (opens Al Jazeera)

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    More than 500 escaped camp in country’s north early on Wednesday, but some were killed as they tried to cross highway.

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