'The Fear Is Always With Me': Refugees in Malaysia Recount Recent Lockdowns and Raids pulitzercenter.org
When two people in white protective gear entered Siddique?s three-room apartment in Kuala Lumpur on 11 May, he thought they were medical personnel. Then he noticed ?POLIS? written on the backs of their uniforms. ?They searched every corner, [to see] if anyone was hiding. Only then did I understand that a raid was happening,? says Siddique, a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar who has lived in Malaysia for 13 years.
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