More than 500 Rohingya refugees originally from Myanmar landed on the shores of Indonesia s Aceh province on Sunday, the fourth wave of arrivals this week, a local UNHCR official said. . -November 19, 2023 at 10:21 am EST
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BIREUEN: Three boats filled with more than 500 Rohingya refugees landed in Indonesia's westernmost province on Sunday (Nov 19), a UN agency said, in one of the biggest arrivals since Myanmar launched a military crackdown on the minority group in 2017. The mostly Muslim Rohingya are heavily persecuted in My
Three boats carrying over 500 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Indonesia's westernmost province, according to a UN agency. This marked the most recent group of Rohingya refugees in Indonesia who have undertaken a sea journey to escape Myanmar this year.
The ethnic Rohingya Muslims, facing persecution in Myanmar, have consistently embarked on perilous journeys aboard fragile wooden boats for years, seeking refuge in Muslim-majority countries like Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand.
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BIREUEN, Nov 19 Three boats filled with more than 500 Rohingya refugees landed in Indonesia’s westernmost province on today, a UN agency said, in one of the biggest arrivals.