At least 20 reported dead as Rohingya boats land in Indonesia: At least 20 Rohingya have died at sea in recent weeks, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday, as boats carrying hundreds of the persecuted Muslims landed in Indonesia while others were…
Rohingya refugees receive medical treatment after their arrival at the temporary shelter in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, on December 26 2022.At least 20 Rohingya have died at sea in recent weeks, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday, as boats carrying hundreds of the persecuted Muslims landed in Indonesia while others were believed to be adrift in the Indian Ocean.
Chris Lewa of the Arakan Project, which provides support to Rohingya, said the boat was the same as one earlier reported missing and feared to have sank. The Rohingya have long been persecuted in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, which borders Bangladesh. For years many have fled to countries like Thailand, and Muslim-majority Malaysia and Indonesia between November and April when seas are calmer.
Rights groups have recorded a significant increase in the number leaving the camps, from about 500 last year to an estimated 2,400 this year. It is not clear what is driving the larger exodus. Some activists believe the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions around Southeast Asia, a favoured destination for the Rohingya, could be a factor.
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