Malaysia’s Rohingya spend another Eid torn from their families
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In Klang, Malaysia, a Rohingya man named Farouk is celebrating Eid away from his wife and two-year-old son. Farouk's wife gave birth in a Malaysian immigration detention center after they were arrested during an immigration sweep in early 2024 for entering the country illegally. Although Farouk was released two weeks later because he possessed a UNHCR identification card, his wife and child remain in detention. He has only seen his son twice from a distance. The situation highlights the plight of Rohingya refugees in Malaysia, where despite the country's public support for the group, they face detention and are treated as criminals, according to rights advocates.
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AI-ExtractedFarouk has only seen his two-year-old son twice from afar at the gate.
Rights advocates say the Malaysian detention system is inhuman and treats refugees like criminals.
Farouk was released from detention because he had a UNHCR identification card.
Farouk's wife gave birth in a Malaysian immigration detention centre after their arrest in early 2024.
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