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Source: INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Japan has taken the first steps to become the first Asian nation to resettle refugees from Myanmar, the United Nations’ Manila office said Wednesday, quoting a report of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR). Japanese officials were scheduled to visit a refugee camp in northern Thailand to interview Myanmar refugees who [...]

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Japan Association for Refugees: Statement Regarding Deportation of Asylum-Seekers in Preparation for the Petition to Revoke the Decision to Reject Refugee Status

17 November 2009

On 29 October 2009, a member of an ethnic minority of Myanmar (Burma), who sought asylum for fear of being persecuted for his political activities, was forcibly deported from Narita Airport while in preparation for the petition to revoke the decision to reject refugee status.

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