马来西亚卢穆特——周二，马来西亚开始将约1500名缅甸公民驱逐出境，这是该国难民遣返计划的一部分。此举无视了联合国及数十个人权组织的反对意见。
LUMUT, Malaysia -- Malaysia began the process of deporting around 1,500 Myanmar nationals on Tuesday as part of a refugee repatriation program, defying objections from the United Nations and dozens of human rights groups.
此次驱逐行动只是与缅甸达成的一项更广泛计划的第一阶段；根据该计划，最终可能有多达5000名缅甸公民被遣返回国。
The deportation is the first phase of a broader plan agreed with Myanmar that could see the return of as many as 5,000 people.
马来西亚方面表示，这一遣返过程完全是自愿的，但联合国难民署及民间社会组织对遣返人员的安全表示担忧，因为缅甸目前仍处于内战状态。
Malaysia has said that the program was strictly voluntary, but the UN refugee agency and civil society organizations have raised concerns about the safety of those being returned, with Myanmar still in a state of civil war.
据路透社记者报道，周二上午，数十辆巴士在安保车辆的护送下抵达了位于马来西亚霹雳州卢穆特海军基地附近的一个体育场，随后被送往港口。据称，有两艘缅甸军舰和一艘医疗船已在港口停靠。目前尚不清楚巴士上搭载的是哪些人。
Dozens of buses accompanied by security vehicles arrived at a stadium near the Lumut naval base in Malaysia's Perak state on Tuesday morning, before being moved to the port where two Myanmar naval vessels and a hospital ship had docked, according to Reuters witnesses. It was unclear who were aboard the buses.
马来西亚内政部发言人确认了遣返工作的已经开始，但拒绝透露更多细节，并建议媒体参考该部门8月27日发布的声明。声明中提到，此次遣返行动涉及1476名由缅甸政府确认身份的公民。
A home ministry spokesperson confirmed the deportation process had begun but declined to divulge further details, referring media to the ministry's Aug. 27 statement. In the statement, the ministry said the repatriation involved 1,476 Myanmar nationals identified by the Myanmar government.
缅甸政府发言人及其驻吉隆坡大使馆尚未对相关评论请求作出回应。
A Myanmar government spokesperson and its embassy in Kuala Lumpur did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
据当地媒体报道，缅甸外交部本月表示，该国正在与其他国家合作，以安全、体面的方式协助那些经过核实的流离失所者自愿返回缅甸。
Myanmar's foreign ministry said this month that it was working with countries to facilitate the voluntary return of verified displaced persons in a safe and dignified manner, according to a state media report.
自2021年军事政变引发内战以来，缅甸一直处于动荡状态，军方一直在多条战线上与武装组织交战。
Myanmar has been in turmoil since a 2021 coup triggered a civil war, with the military fighting armed groups across multiple frontlines.
联合国难民署指出，当前缅甸的局势“不利于难民的安全、可持续返回”，并且该机构并未参与对被遣返人员的身份核实工作。
The UNHCR has said current conditions "do not support the safe and sustainable return of refugees from Myanmar" and that it had not been involved in identifying those being returned.
近年来，随着当地对难民（尤其是来自缅甸的罗兴亚穆斯林）的敌意加剧，马来西亚加强了移民管控措施。
Malaysia has tightened immigration enforcement in recent years amid rising local hostility against refugees, particularly ethnic Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar.
根据联合国难民署数据，马来西亚收容了约19.3万名来自缅甸的难民，其中约三分之二为罗兴亚人。
According to UNHCR data, Malaysia hosts around 193,000 refugees from Myanmar, around two-thirds of whom were Rohingya.
今年一波网络仇恨言论和错误信息导致罗兴亚社区面临更严重的骚扰和审查，包括大规模学校关闭。
A wave of online hate speech and misinformation this year has led to greater harassment and scrutiny of the Rohingya community, including widespread school closures.
总理安瓦尔·易卜拉欣本月表示，他将邀请缅甸军方首领转任总统的敏昂莱进行正式访问，以换取接回罗兴亚难民。
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said this month that he would invite Myanmar's military chief-turned-President Min Aung Hlaing for an official visit in return for accepting the Rohingya refugees.
安瓦尔7月表示，缅甸已同意接回多达5000名罗兴亚难民，引发人权团体担忧。目前不清楚周二被遣返者中是否有罗兴亚难民。
Anwar said in July that Myanmar had agreed to take back as many as 5,000 of the Rohingya refugees, prompting concerns from rights groups. It was unclear if any Rohingya refugees were among those being repatriated on Tuesday.
在马来西亚代表缅甸钦族难民的James Bawi Thang Bik表示，据社区领袖收集的信息，他知晓被驱逐者中有数名寻求庇护者，包括一名持有联合国难民证件者。
James Bawi Thang Bik, who represents refugees from Myanmar's Chin community in Malaysia, said he was aware of several asylum-seekers among those being deported, including a UNHCR card holder, citing information gathered by community leaders.
James表示，根据此前被遣返难民的叙述，被送回者可能面临在缅甸被强制征兵或遭拘留。"我们担心他们可能被迫在冲突前线作战。对许多人来说，这无异于将他们送回家乡等死，"他说。
Based on accounts of refugees who have previously been deported, those being sent back could face forced conscription into the military or detention in Myanmar, James said. "We fear that they may be forced to fight on the frontlines of the conflict. For many it is akin to sending them to a death sentence in their own home," he said.