Listen in on a conversation with a Burmese refugee in Malaysia about the situation there for them
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Last week, authorities in Malaysia announced that they arrested five immigration officers for rounding up illegal immigrants from Myanmar and selling them to human traffickers.
Karen Zusman, an independent journalist, recently returned from Malaysia, where she reported on the plight of Burmese refugees.
In this conversation she speaks to “Jack” — a Burmese refugee in Malaysia whose girlfriend, brother and friend had been rounded up by immigration officials and put in detention camps.
Listen in as she catches up with Jack about recent developments in Malaysia. His girlfriend has been deported to Myanmar to marry a soldier, his brother remains in a detention camp and his friend “John” has been released, but faces an uncertain future.
Jack yearns for a brighter future, but has himself lost his job. Though he has a UNHCR refugee card, he still fears the police and has nowhere to turn.
Listen here:
http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/07/29/burmese-refugee-in-malaysia-loses-job-girl...
For more in depth information and to hear more audio or a documentary about the plight of Burmese refugees, visit:
www.pleasedontsaymyname.org
Karen Zusman, an independent journalist, recently returned from Malaysia, where she reported on the plight of Burmese refugees.
In this conversation she speaks to “Jack” — a Burmese refugee in Malaysia whose girlfriend, brother and friend had been rounded up by immigration officials and put in detention camps.
Listen in as she catches up with Jack about recent developments in Malaysia. His girlfriend has been deported to Myanmar to marry a soldier, his brother remains in a detention camp and his friend “John” has been released, but faces an uncertain future.
Jack yearns for a brighter future, but has himself lost his job. Though he has a UNHCR refugee card, he still fears the police and has nowhere to turn.
Listen here:
http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/07/29/burmese-refugee-in-malaysia-loses-job-girl...
For more in depth information and to hear more audio or a documentary about the plight of Burmese refugees, visit:
www.pleasedontsaymyname.org
