{"id":"a04bb263-1eaa-4bba-ae9f-ebd6d9c99ec7","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckj06542e5neo","domain":"bbc.co.uk","outlet":{"name":"BBC","country":"GB","cred":5,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"British Broadcasting Corporation"},"title":"Malaysia begins controversial repatriation of asylum seekers to Myanmar","plainHeadline":"Malaysia begins repatriation of about 5,000 asylum seekers to Myanmar","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Malaysia has started repatriating around 5,000 asylum seekers from Myanmar.","Three Myanmar navy ships will carry the first 1,476 returnees from Malaysia.","Rights groups condemn the move, citing risk of violence and forced conscription.","Malaysia claims the process is voluntary and excludes UN refugee screening.","Anwar Ibrahim argues the Rohingya return is a response to public hostility and economic strain."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-29T06:06:20.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-29T08:15:23.519Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/77172d52-7123-4b04-b188-a50f11ab8186","storyId":"77172d52-7123-4b04-b188-a50f11ab8186","image":"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/240/cpsprodpb/2168/live/b6985a80-bbc7-11f1-abd6-b7e5a850bc50.jpg","author":"Jonathan Head","dek":"Human rights groups say some 5,000 returnees could face violence, persecution and forced conscription."}