A petition calling for Rohingyas to be removed from Malaysia has been taken down for review by
Change.org following criticism from civil society groups towards the latest hate campaign against the persecuted community.
Before it was taken down, the petition, believed to have been started by Malaysians, had received more than 424,000 signatures as of June 8, according to a report by The South China Morning Post.
The situation has been further inflamed after it was discovered that an unauthorised flat had allegedly been built by the refugees on private land in Sungai Tekali, Hulu Langat.
Hate campaigns against Rohingyas, other refugees, and migrants are not new in Malaysia, say NGO leaders. In 2021, media reports quoted residents feeling uncomfortable about Rohingya and other foreigners living in their flats or working in local markets.
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