Six more bodies are found days after a boat of Rohingya refugees capsized off Indonesia

abc News
ByREZA SAIFULLAH Associated Press and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press
March 25, 2024, 

Local authorities say six more bodies of Rohingya refugees have been found at sea off Indonesia after a boat with more than 150 people aboard capsized last week.

The bodies of the six women were found off the coast of Aceh province, search and rescue officials said in a statement. Five bodies were found over the weekend.

Assault on the Powerless

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Daily Brief, January 16, 2024 

Transcript

It was an appalling orgy of hate-driven violence: screaming young men against defenseless families and children. And it’s part of a disturbing global trend.

On December 27, rampaging students smashed through police lines and stormed a makeshift refugee shelter in a parking garage in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. More than 100 rioters then set upon some 137 Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children temporarily placed there.