Filipino Muslim refugees in limbo

Refugees in Malaysia face uncertainty while Philippine government talks peace with Muslim separatist group.

Philippines Malaysia Refugee Muslim

The Philippine government is holding talks with the country’s largest Muslim separatist group, in an effort to end years of fighting. The negotiations are being brokered by neighbouring Malaysia, home to thousands of migrants who have fled the unrest but are caught in a legal limbo.

Al Jazeera’s Marga Ortigas reports on their fate.


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