To escape civil war or avoid inhumane treatment, they smuggled themselves out of their own countries into a foreign land called Malaysia. But instead of being in the safe haven they had hoped for, they found that they face arrest at every turn, they cannot work legally, and their children cannot go to school.
Facing an uncertain future, they still have to strive to make life better for themselves and for their children. Will they emerge from their tragedies to greet a brighter future?
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A nine-year-old boy opens the door to his home only to someone he knows. His home is located in a building that has been deserted for more than a decade due to an ownership dispute. The boy and his family are illegal refugees from Burma. They usually keep their door locked to avoid the police. |
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IS THIS FREEDOM?
Inside this school in Selayang, near Kuala Lumpur, a student looks out the window at the street below and a nearby marketplace. Although so close, it may as well be another world for him. Refugees like this student have no legal status in Malaysia and thus have little or no access to basic services, such as education. To help people like him receive an education, makeshift schools like this one for Moslem children from Burma have been established.
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