The recent backlash against refugees and migrants in Malaysia has forced 12 refugee participants/speakers to pull out from the upcoming Refugee Fest 2020, which will be streamed online from July 4-10.
The main aim of the arts-based festival, organised by Beyond Borders Malaysia (an NGO that helps refugee communities) since 2015, is to build bridges between Malaysians and the different refugee communities here.
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