About 400 Rohingya land in Indonesia, adds to surge of recent arrivals

Reuters
December 10, 2023 

Rohingya Muslims rest on a beach after they land in Blang Raya, Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, December 10, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer Acquire Licensing Rights

JAKARTA, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Dilapidated boats carrying an estimated 400 ethnic Rohingya arrived in Indonesia's Aceh province on Sunday, chief of a provincial fishing community has confirmed, adding to a recent surge of Myanmar's Muslim minority arriving in the country.

Rohingya refugees reach Indonesia shores in latest boat arrival

ALJAZEERA
2 Dec 2023 

Newly arrived Rohingya refugees rest at a beach on Sabang island in Indonesia's Aceh province. [Chaideer Mayhuddin/AFP]

More than 100 Rohingya refugees, including women and children, have landed in Indonesia’s westernmost province, officials say, but locals have threatened to push them back out to sea.

Hundreds more of the mostly Muslim refugees from Myanmar were trapped on board another two unseaworthy vessels adrift in the Andaman Sea, the office of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Saturday.

Refugees escape Cox's Bazar

DW
December 3'2023

However, life has remained difficult for the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, as they lack food, security, education, and work opportunities in the crowded camps.

A report by Human Rights Watch published this year said criminal gangs and affiliates of Islamist armed groups were causing fear at night in the refugee camps in Cox's Bazar.

A 19-year-old Rohingya refugee who recently arrived in Aceh province with her family told the AFP news agency that criminals in Cox's Bazar threatened her and her family every day, and she paid over $1,800 (€1,640) for the boat journey to Indonesia.

Waterloo Region welcomes 27 Rohingya refugees

KITCHNER TODAY
By Maddie Demarte/KitchenerToday.com


The Islamic Circle of North America sponsored the refugees, and will help them begin their new life in Canada. 

27 Rohingya refugees arrived in Kitchener Wednesday.

The refugees range in age from seven months old to 80 years old.

The Islamic Circle of North America sponsored the refugees, and will help them begin their new life in Canada.