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Refugees ‘hounded like dogs’ by the police and army despite protests by the United Nations Refugee Agency and civil society

No fewer than 400 refugees and asylum seekers have been arrested in Lilongwe, Malawi capital by the authorities.

The crackdown came two months after the government issued an ultimatum for the refugees to return to Dzaleka, an overcrowded refugee camp north of the city

Malawi Government yesterday deployed law enforcement agencies to force refugees residing outside Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa District to return to the designated place and in the process arrested 360 people. The move follows the passing of an April 15 deadline set for asylum seekers and refugees to leave urban areas and rural towns. Malawi

Authorities in Malawi said on Thursday they had arrested more than 400 refugees and asylum-seekers in the capital who had refused to return to a camp outside the city.

The ministry of homeland security said 408 people, including more than 100 children, were held during a two-day operation

Authorities in Malawi have also accused some refugees and asylum-seekers of operating stores without authorisation.

The ministry of homeland security has confirmed the revocation of a license by Ichocho power security. This follows a directive from minister responsible Ken

Ministry of Homeland Security says will use force to relocate refugees to Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa, District after the grace period for voluntary relocation expired on April 14 2023. In an interview, the ministry’s spokesperson Patrick Botha yesterday said only 368 out of the earmarked 8 000 refugees and asylum seekers have returned to

Today is the final day for refugees and asylum seekers residing in the country’s urban and rural areas to voluntarily return to Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa or be forced out by government agencies. This is the statement Ministry of Homeland Security made on Friday ahead of the cut-off date for the concerned immigrants after