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Indonesian police arrest 11 Rohingya allegedly linked to smuggling ring Police in Indonesia’s Aceh province said they arrested 11 Rohingya suspected of being linked to a smuggling ring that profited from transporting refugees from Bangladesh to the Southeast Asian country. The announcement on Thursday night came a little less than […]

Need to promptly resolve root problem of Rohingya refugees – Marsudi Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi, at the Global Refugee Forum (GRF) at the UN office in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday, emphasized that the root problem of Rohingya refugees should be resolved immediately. She noted that the violence that continues […]

4 Rohingya photographers living in Bangladesh win 2023 Nansen Award Four Rohingya refugees living in Cox’s Bazar have been jointly recognized as the 2023 regional winners for Asia and the Pacific of the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. The storytellers – one of whom was born in Kutupalong camp to refugee […]

Again, Rohingya Refugees Rejected in Aceh Besar Residents of Ladong village in Aceh Besar, Aceh, on Monday rejected the presence of 137 Rohingya refugees at a social shelter in the village. Armansyah, a villager, said that he and other villagers staged a protest against the accommodation of refugees at the […]

Indonesians protest against Rohingya refugees, clash with police More than one hundred Indonesians protested Wednesday against Rohingya refugees who arrived on a western island by boat last week, calling for them to be relocated and clashing with police. The mostly Muslim Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, and thousands […]

Hundreds more Rohingya land on Aceh beaches in Indonesia The two boats were at sea for weeks before landing. Indonesian authorities have said they have little resources to provide for the over 1,200 Rohingya refugees who have landed on beaches since November. Around 300-400 Rohingya refugees, including many women and […]

Human trafficking seen behind Rohingya arrivals Indonesia’s government blames a surge in human trafficking for the increasing number of Rohingya Muslims that have entered the Southeast Asian country over the past few weeks, its leader said on Friday. In a televised news conference, President Joko Widodo said he received “reports […]

UN rights chief – No prospect of safe, sustainable return of Rohingyas UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Wednesday said the situation of Rohingya Muslims is ever more protracted, with no prospect of safe and sustainable return. Many are taking to dangerous journeys in the region by […]

Dwindling aid, stalled repatriation Rising insecurity in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, along with declining aid and stalled repatriation have created a crisis that threatens to spiral out of control, said a new report of the International Crisis Group, a think tank based in Brussels. “Security in and around […]