JAKATA GLOBE
Taufik Kelana
December 3, 2023
Newly-arrived ethnic Rohingya women, part of a group who was denied landing a few times by local residents, rest at a temporary shelter in Bireun, Aceh province, Indonesia Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. Almost 1,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar have arrived by boat in Indonesia
Sabang. Residents of a secluded village in Aceh, the westernmost province of Indonesia, declined entry to 139 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar on Sunday.
The refugees, consisting mostly of women and children, reached the coastal area of Ie Meulee village in Sabang on Saturday.
However, they found themselves stranded on the beach as local residents resisted their arrival, preventing them from moving further into residential areas.
The refugees, consisting mostly of women and children, reached the coastal area of Ie Meulee village in Sabang on Saturday.
However, they found themselves stranded on the beach as local residents resisted their arrival, preventing them from moving further into residential areas.