Demonization of Rohingya in Indonesia: An Analysis on Social Media Narratives
Authors: Teddy Farhan and Alifia N. Sumayya* Recently, the Rohingya issue in Indonesia resurfaced following their arrival on the coast of Aceh, such as Sabang,…
Authors: Teddy Farhan and Alifia N. Sumayya* Recently, the Rohingya issue in Indonesia resurfaced following their arrival on the coast of Aceh, such as Sabang,…
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has appealed for action in the wake of a mob attack against refugees in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Wednesday.Hundreds of…
Large crowd storms into building housing the refugees in the city of Banda Aceh, saying they should be deported. Hundreds of university students in Indonesia’s…
NewsFeedIndonesian students are demanding Rohingya refugees from Myanmar be deported. A large crowd of students descended on a building being used as a refugee shelter.…
At least one passenger on a boat carrying 185 refugees has died, with dozens more in ‘critical condition’, warns UNHCR. Fears are growing for scores…
Since November, more than 1,500 refugees have arrived in Indonesia’s Aceh province, triggering anger among the locals. Over 300 Rohingya refugees have arrived on the…
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…
About 250 desperate Rohingya refugees are afloat in the Andaman Sea after their attempt to land in Indonesia was rejected. Their decrepit, overcrowded wooden boat…
About one hundred Rohingya landed in Indonesia's Aceh province on Tuesday, the chief of a local fishing community said, the latest batch of people to…
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are reluctant to repatriate without guarantees for safety, dignity and and the recuperation of their homes. Myanmar officials have met with…
It has been more than two years since the Myanmar military staged a coup to overthrow the democratically elected National League for Democracy and jail…
It is very hard to say when the Rohingyas may go back to their home they left years ago. The Rohingya influx in Bangladesh from…
It is monsoon season in Bangladesh. Every year from June to October, heavy rainfall befalls the country. For one million Rohingya refugees housed near the…
Dhaka, Bangladesh – Mohammad Jalil still has nightmares recounting the harrowing journey he took last October on a rickety boat in the Bay of Bengal.…
Pidie, Indonesia – Formin was pregnant when she boarded a boat from Bangladesh last December, accompanied only by her daughter, two-year-old Adiba. She had taken…
Eight people were rescued and 30 remain missing from the boat, which was headed for Malaysia. At least 17 Rohingya refugees have been killed, and…
I was born in 1986 in a village in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State marked by green farms and cows ploughing the fields. It was before…
The arrested include 14 women and five children living in six districts of Uttar Pradesh state ‘after crossing the border illegally’, police said. Indian police…
In Myanmar, there is great discrimination against the ethnic Rohingya. The Rohingya are an ethnic minority whose citizenship is not recognized by the Myanmar government.…
The graves – mainly holding the remains of Rohingya refugees – were discovered in the jungle along the Malaysian-Thai border in 2015. Four Thai citizens…