For decades, Rohingya have been denied citizenship in Myanmar, leading to them becoming the world’s largest stateless population, according to the UN. The UNHCR office in Kuala Lumpur did not respond to a request for comment on Thursday. REFUGEE TENSIONSMalaysian authorities this week detained more than 100 Rohingya Muslim refugees who had gathered outside the UNHCR office in Kuala Lumpur, releasing them some days later following a review of their documentation. Rohingya refugees in Malaysia have been exposed to greater harassment and scrutiny, including the closure of community schools, in recent months after being targeted by online hate speech and misinformation. In 2021, Malaysia deported more than 1,000 Myanmar nationals by ship, despite a court-ordered halt and rights groups saying the repatriation exercise had included asylum seekers and UNHCR-registered refugees.