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Indonesia navy drives away boat carrying Rohingya: Military
Over 1,500 Rohingya have landed in Indonesia since November, according to data from the United Nations’ refugee agency (UNCHR), facing…
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Indonesian protesters storm refugee shelter calling for deportation of Rohingya
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has blamed the recent surge in arrivals on human trafficking, and has promised to work with…
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For decades, Indonesia’s Aceh offered a safe haven to Rohingya refugees. Why has that suddenly changed?
According to the United Nations (UN), tens of thousands of Rohingyas were killed from 2016 to 2017 during the military-led…
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About 400 Rohingya land in Indonesia, adds to surge of recent arrivals
JAKARTA: Dilapidated boats carrying an estimated 400 ethnic Rohingya arrived in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Sunday (Dec 10), chief of…
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More than 500 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia: UN agency
BIREUEN: Three boats filled with more than 500 Rohingya refugees landed in Indonesia’s westernmost province on Sunday (Nov 19), a…
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Almost 200 Rohingya arrive by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh
JAKARTA: Almost two hundred Rohingya, most of them women and children, arrived by boat at Indonesia’s Aceh province on Tuesday (Nov…
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At least 17 dead after Rohingya boat breaks up off Myanmar: Rescuers
YANGON: At least 17 people drowned when a boat carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar’s Rakhine state broke up at sea this…
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Indian police arrest 74 Rohingya refugees in north
LUCKNOW, India: Indian police said they arrested 74 Rohingya refugees on Monday (Jul 24) for living “illegally” in the northern…
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She co-founded Paint The World Malaysia, an NGO to help the marginalised, when she was only 18
Aziza Aznizan is a model, PhD student and co-founder of a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Paint The World, in Malaysia, all…
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Rohingya testify on Myanmar crackdown in Argentina court
In 2021, Argentina’s justice system, responding to a complaint, announced it was opening an investigation into alleged crimes by Myanmar…
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