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