Dec 31, 2023 · Indonesia has appealed to the international community for help and intensified patrols of its waters due to a sharp rise in Rohingya refugees leaving overcrowded camps in Bangladesh since November. Over 1,500 Rohingya have arrived in Aceh and faced some hostility from fellow Muslims.

5 days ago · Indonesia’s government blames a surge in human trafficking for the increasing number of Rohingya Muslims who have arrived over the past few years. Local police chief Nova Suryandaru said the boat’s engine had broken down and the boat, carrying mostly women and children, ran aground near Pereulak village in East Aceh district.

Apr 25, 2024 · Increasing insecurity and restrictions in camps in Bangladesh are driving growing numbers of stateless Rohingya refugees to board smugglers’ boats. Rohingya refugees arrive in Ulee Madon in Indonesia's Aceh Province in November 2023 after completing the dangerous crossing from Bangladesh.

Dec 12, 2023 · BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia said Tuesday it is appealing to the international community for help after more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees have arrived on its shores by boat since November. Indonesia once tolerated such landings while Thailand and Malaysia pushed them away.

5 days ago · More than 70 Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar have arrived at a tourist beach in Indonesia’s Aceh province. Local police chief Nova Suryandaru said a wooden boat carrying 40 men ...

Nov 17, 2023 · Medan, Indonesia – Indonesia is facing a renewed refugee crisis after the arrival of three boats in as many days with nearly 600 Rohingya people on board.

Jan 16, 2024 · Indonesian authorities should immediately stop all pushbacks of boats containing ethnic Rohingya refugees, and investigate and end all assaults on refugees, Human Rights Watch said today.

Dec 7, 2023 · Indonesia's most westerly province currently hosts about 1,200 Rohingya refugees, nearly half of whom are children, according to data from UNHCR. Rohingyas are an ethnic and unwanted...

Feb 16, 2023 · At the regional level, UNHCR has recorded a sixfold increase in the number of Rohingya refugees making dangerous and illegal sea voyages in the Asia Pacific Region in 2022 compared to the previous year. This signals that the desperation of …

Jan 23, 2024 · In the span of a month between mid-November and mid-December of 2023, nine boats carrying 1,543 Rohingya disembarked in Aceh, Indonesia. It was the largest number of arrivals since the so-called...