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Saturday, January 6, 2024

Indonesian Church group slams anti-Rohingya campaign

UCA News
Published: January 06, 2024 

Hundreds of Muslim refugees have arrived in the western region of the country from Bangladesh in recent week.
Newly arrived Rohingya refugees rest at a beach on Sabang island in Indonesia's Aceh province. (Photo:Chaideer Mayhuddin/AFP) 

Catholic charity Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) has joined other groups to deplore the ongoing smear campaign on social media sites vilifying Rohingya refugees in Indonesia. 
 
A series of anti-Rohingya posts on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X, formerly Twitter, prompted the Indonesian government and media outlets to publish fact-checked articles over the past few days.
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