‘I thought I would die on that boat’: Mother recalls the horror of month adrift at sea
2 years ago

‘I thought I would die on that boat’: Mother recalls the horror of month adrift at sea

CNN  

Aceh, Indonesia CNN — Hatemon Nesa weeps as she clings to her 5-year-old daughter, Umme Salima, at a rescue shelter in Indonesia’s Aceh province. “We jumped in the water to swim close to that boat but in the end, we could not.” The rickety wooden boat that carried Hatemon Nesa and her daughter, Umme Salima pictured in Aceh province, Indonesia. Last month, the Sri Lankan Navy said in a statement that its crews had made a “strenuous effort” to rescue another boat carrying 104 Rohingya, including many women and children, who had fled Bangladesh. On December 18, Nesa’s brother, Mohammed Rezuwan Khan, who is in Cox’s Bazar, shared with CNN an audio clip of a harrowing phone call he received from one of the refugees aboard Nesa’s boat. CNN Nesa said the boat’s driver and another crew member jumped into the ocean to find food, but they never returned.

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Two boats with more than 260 Rohingya refugees arrives in Indonesia’s coast
1 hour, 10 minutes ago

Two boats with more than 260 Rohingya refugees arrives in Indonesia’s coast

Associated Press  

LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia — More than 260 weak and hungry Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, have landed in Indonesia in two boats, officials said Monday. Indonesia has appealed for help from the international community following a sharp rise in the number of Rohingya leaving the overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh since last year. On Saturday, Malaysian authorities said they turned …

Hundreds of Rohingya Arrive in Indonesia's North Sumatra and Aceh
2 months, 1 week ago

Hundreds of Rohingya Arrive in Indonesia's North Sumatra and Aceh

Hindustan Times  

About 146 Rohingya have landed in Indonesia's North Sumatra and Aceh provinces, marking the second wave of arrivals within a week. The boats carrying the refugees arrived in the Deli Serdang area of North Sumatra, with all of them surviving and being temporarily accommodated in a local administration office.

About 140 Rohingya Muslims on wooden boat off Indonesia's coast as residents refuse to let them land
2 months, 2 weeks ago

About 140 Rohingya Muslims on wooden boat off Indonesia's coast as residents refuse to let them land

The Independent  

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The ‘impossible’ life of Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees
6 months, 2 weeks ago

The ‘impossible’ life of Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees

Al Jazeera  

Amin thinks it was about a month before they arrived in Malaysian waters. It was the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Malaysia had locked down and sealed its borders, but the people smugglers were hoping that the virus would quickly die down and border control would relax, Amin said. “We were like skeletons.” Amin said that there were …

Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized

Hindustan Times  

MEULABOH, Indonesia — The boat glided across waters that were dark and still, under a night sky that was cloudless and calm. Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized The captain and crew who she says had tortured her and three other women and girls were not finished. “If you don’t …

‘They tortured us': Rohingya survivors of fatal capsize say captain raped girls, purposely sank boat
7 months, 4 weeks ago

‘They tortured us': Rohingya survivors of fatal capsize say captain raped girls, purposely sank boat

Associated Press  

MEULABOH, Indonesia — The boat glided across waters that were dark and still, under a night sky that was cloudless and calm. “If you don’t come to us,” the captain shouted, “then we will capsize this boat!” What happened next would force N and the other Rohingya on board into yet another battle for survival. Ethnic Rohingya refugees board a …

Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized

The Independent  

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Rohingya mark Eid in Indonesia limbo after treacherous sea voyage
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Rohingya mark Eid in Indonesia limbo after treacherous sea voyage

Hindustan Times  

At a damaged temporary shelter in western Indonesia, Rohingya men slick their hair with gel while women apply make-up and colourful hijabs to look the part for prayers at the start of Eid-al-Fitr festivities. Men, women and children unfolded mats by tent shelters for a sombre morning prayer at the start of the Muslim holiday, with some mothers drawing henna …

Explained: Why are Rohingya refugees risking their lives at sea
9 months, 1 week ago

Explained: Why are Rohingya refugees risking their lives at sea

The Hindu  

The story so far: The dramatic rescue of dozens of Rohingya refugees from the Indian Ocean last week after a wooden boat with nearly 150 on board capsized off the Indonesian coast has once again drawn attention to the plight of the refugees who are increasingly embarking on dangerous sea journeys to seek a better life. As per the United …

Bodies of 3 Rohingya refugees are found dead as Indonesia ends rescue for capsized boat
9 months, 1 week ago

Bodies of 3 Rohingya refugees are found dead as Indonesia ends rescue for capsized boat

The Independent  

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Bodies of three Rohingya found as Indonesia ends rescue for capsized boat
9 months, 1 week ago

Bodies of three Rohingya found as Indonesia ends rescue for capsized boat

Al Jazeera  

The bodies of three Rohingya refugees have been found in open waters off Indonesia’s Aceh province, says the provincial search-and-rescue agency as authorities end a search for survivors from a capsized boat. They are allegedly Rohingya refugees who were the passengers of the capsized and sunken boat,” Al Hussain, chief of Banda Aceh Search and Rescue Agency, said in a …

Indonesian rescue at sea of Rohingya refugees is a timely reminder of Myanmar crisis
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Indonesian rescue at sea of Rohingya refugees is a timely reminder of Myanmar crisis

The Independent  

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U.N. agencies fear about 70 missing or dead from capsized Rohingya refugee boat
9 months, 2 weeks ago

U.N. agencies fear about 70 missing or dead from capsized Rohingya refugee boat

LA Times  

Rohingya refugees rescued from a capsized boat rest at a temporary shelter in Meulaboh, Indonesia, on Friday. About 70 Muslim Rohingya refugees are feared missing or dead from a boat that made a grueling sea voyage from Bangladesh and sank off Indonesia’s coast this week with 75 survivors, United Nations agencies said. Two survivors told the Associated Press on Friday …

Indonesia's rescue of Rohingya refugees at sea is a reminder of an ordeal that began in Myanmar
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Indonesia's rescue of Rohingya refugees at sea is a reminder of an ordeal that began in Myanmar

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A dramatic story of survival and rescue off the western coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province has put the spotlight again on the plight of ethnic Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar who make extremely dangerous voyages across the Indian Ocean to seek better lives. For Rohingya refugees living in squalid refugee camps in Bangladesh, escaping across the seas might …

Weeping, weak and soaked, dozens of Rohingya refugees rescued after night on hull of capsized boat
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Weeping, weak and soaked, dozens of Rohingya refugees rescued after night on hull of capsized boat

Associated Press  

MEULABOH, Indonesia — An Indonesian search and rescue ship on Thursday located a capsized wooden boat that had been carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees, and began pulling survivors who had been standing on its hull to safety. “We managed to evacuate all 69 people and no one stated that anyone had died.” Rohingya refugees rescued from their capsized boat …

At least 69 Rohingya refugees rescued after boat capsizes off Indonesia
9 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 69 Rohingya refugees rescued after boat capsizes off Indonesia

Al Jazeera  

Those rescued include 42 men, 18 women and nine children after boat capsized off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province. Medan, Indonesia – At least 69 Rohingya refugees have been rescued after a wooden boat with an estimated 150 people on board capsized off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province. Amiruddin, a fishing community leader in the Aceh Barat district …

A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim migrants capsizes off Indonesia's coast
9 months, 2 weeks ago

A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim migrants capsizes off Indonesia's coast

The Hindu  

A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslims capsized off Indonesia’s northernmost coast on Wednesday. Amiruddin, a tribal fishing community leader in Aceh Barat district, said the survivors indicated that the boat was sailing east when it started leaking and then strong currents pushed it toward the west of Aceh. The petition challenging Rohingya refugees’ ‘illegal detention’ in India | …

Out of options, Rohingya are fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat despite soaring death toll
11 months ago

Out of options, Rohingya are fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat despite soaring death toll

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — Across a treacherous stretch of water, the Rohingya came by the thousands, then died by the hundreds. Last year, nearly 4,500 Rohingya — two-thirds of them women and children — fled their homeland of Myanmar and the refugee camps in neighboring Bangladesh by boat, the United Nations’ refugee agency reported. “Southeast Asian waters are one of the deadliest …

Out of options, Rohingya are fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat despite soaring death toll
11 months ago

Out of options, Rohingya are fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat despite soaring death toll

The Independent  

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Rohingya refugees in Indonesia still hope for a better future
11 months, 1 week ago

Rohingya refugees in Indonesia still hope for a better future

Al Jazeera  

Pidie, Indonesia – In December, Abdul Karim boarded a wooden boat from Bangladesh with his wife and two sons, with aspirations for a better life for the whole family. “We only came here for a better future for our children.” Abdul’s family had taken shelter in Bangladesh, along with hundreds of thousands of Rohingya from Myanmar, due to the 2017 …

More Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia despite rejection from locals
1 year ago

More Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia despite rejection from locals

Associated Press  

MEDAN, Indonesia — Nearly 150 Rohingya refugees, mostly hungry and weak women and children, have reached a beach in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province after weeks at sea, officials said Sunday. “But many residents cannot accept them to live in our village because they will only bring problems later.” He said that one of the refugees told authorities that they sailed …

Rohingya refugees reaching Indonesia by boat pushed back to international waters
1 year ago

Rohingya refugees reaching Indonesia by boat pushed back to international waters

Live Mint  

Indonesia's navy Thursday claimed that it forcibly pushed a boat packed with Rohingya refugees back to international waters after the vessel approached the shores of Aceh province. The Indonesian navy said a coast guard vessel detected a boat carrying Rohingya refugees entering Indonesia's waters on Wednesday. The world's largest island country recently appealed to the international community for help and …

United Nations urges rescue of 185 Rohingya adrift in Indian Ocean
1 year ago

United Nations urges rescue of 185 Rohingya adrift in Indian Ocean

Hindustan Times  

The United Nations called Saturday for the urgent rescue of 185 people, mainly women and children, on a distressed boat last heard to be near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean. -- AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023 -- Thousands of the mostly Muslim Rohingya, heavily persecuted in Myanmar, undertake risky sea journeys from Myanmar and refugee …

Eyewitnesses reveal first clues about fate of 200 Rohingya refugees in boat that vanished weeks ago
1 year ago

Eyewitnesses reveal first clues about fate of 200 Rohingya refugees in boat that vanished weeks ago

The Independent  

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‘Pray for us’: Eyewitnesses reveal first clues about a missing boat with up to 200 Rohingya refugees
1 year ago

‘Pray for us’: Eyewitnesses reveal first clues about a missing boat with up to 200 Rohingya refugees

Associated Press  

PIDIE, Indonesia — Their screams and sobs could be heard from the ailing boat soon after it emerged into view amid the vastness of the Andaman Sea. “Pray for us.” Abdu Shukkur didn’t know his bright and bubbly 12-year-old daughter, Kajoli, was planning to flee the camps until a trafficker called him and said he was taking her by boat …

As more Rohingya arrive by boat, Indonesia asks the international community to share its burden
1 year ago

As more Rohingya arrive by boat, Indonesia asks the international community to share its burden

Associated Press  

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Indonesia said Tuesday it is appealing to the international community for help after more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees have arrived on its shores by boat since November. But the growing hostility of some Indonesians toward the Rohingya, who come from refugee camps in Bangladesh, has put pressure on President Joko Widodo’s government to take action. He …

Rohingya Muslims in Indonesia struggle to find shelter. President says government will help for now
1 year ago

Rohingya Muslims in Indonesia struggle to find shelter. President says government will help for now

The Independent  

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Rohingya Muslims in Indonesia struggle to find shelter. President says government will help for now
1 year ago

Rohingya Muslims in Indonesia struggle to find shelter. President says government will help for now

Associated Press  

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — His face showed exhaustion, restlessness, and confusion. Two boats carrying two groups of more than 300 Rohingya Muslims, including emaciated women and children, reached Indonesia’s northernmost Aceh province on Sunday. Since November, more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees have arrived by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh province. Ann Maymann, a UNHCR official who was in Banda Aceh, told …

Over 300 Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar arrive in Indonesia’s Aceh region after weeks at sea
1 year ago

Over 300 Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar arrive in Indonesia’s Aceh region after weeks at sea

Associated Press  

ACEH BESAR, Indonesia — Two boats carrying more than 300 Rohingya Muslims, including emaciated women and children, arrived at Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh on Sunday morning after being adrift for weeks. One boat, which had been at sea for about one and a half months and carrying 135 people, arrived at a beach in Lamreh village in Aceh Besar …

2 boats adrift in the Andaman Sea with 400 Rohingya aboard desperately need rescue, UN says
1 year, 1 month ago

2 boats adrift in the Andaman Sea with 400 Rohingya aboard desperately need rescue, UN says

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — An estimated 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats adrift in the Andaman Sea without adequate supplies could die if more is not done to rescue them, according to the U.N. refugee agency and aid workers. The number of Rohingya Muslims fleeing by boats in a seasonal exodus — usually from squalid, overcrowded refugee camps in …

Aboard 2 ships adrift at sea, 400 Rohingya are ‘looking death in the eye,’ U.N. says
1 year, 1 month ago

Aboard 2 ships adrift at sea, 400 Rohingya are ‘looking death in the eye,’ U.N. says

LA Times  

An estimated 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats adrift in the Andaman Sea without adequate supplies could die if more is not done to rescue them, according to the United Nations refugee agency and aid workers. “There are about 400 children, women and men looking death in the eye if there are no moves to save these …

More than 100 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia: officials
1 year, 1 month ago

More than 100 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia: officials

The Hindu  

More than 100 Rohingya refugees including women and children landed in Indonesia's westernmost province on Saturday, officials said, but locals were threatening to push them back to sea. The arrival comes after more than 1,000 Rohingya refugees landed in Aceh last month, the biggest wave of Rohingya refugee arrivals in Indonesia since 2015, according to the United Nations refugee agency. …

Nearly 1,000 Rohingya refugees arrive by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh region in one week
1 year, 1 month ago

Nearly 1,000 Rohingya refugees arrive by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh region in one week

Associated Press  

LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia — Almost 1,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar have arrived by boat in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh in the last six days, officials said Monday. “The thwarted landing of hundreds of Rohingya refugees is a big step back for Indonesia, where communities have previously shown generosity and humanity towards those seeking safety after perilous boat journeys,” said Usman …

About 250 Rohingya refugees in Indonesia sent back to sea
1 year, 1 month ago

About 250 Rohingya refugees in Indonesia sent back to sea

Hindustan Times  

About 250 Rohingya refugees in an overcrowded wooden boat have been turned away from western Indonesia and sent back to sea, residents said Friday. Ethnic Rohingya disembark from their boat upon landing in Ulee Madon, North Aceh, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Rohingya Muslims walk through waters after they are temporarily allowed by locals to land in Ulee Madon beach, …

More than 240 Rohingya refugees afloat off Indonesia after they are twice refused by residents
1 year, 1 month ago

More than 240 Rohingya refugees afloat off Indonesia after they are twice refused by residents

The Independent  

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More than 240 Rohingya refugees afloat off Indonesia after they are twice refused by residents
1 year, 1 month ago

More than 240 Rohingya refugees afloat off Indonesia after they are twice refused by residents

Associated Press  

ACEH UTARA, Indonesia — Some 240 Rohingya Muslims, including women and children, are afloat off the coast of Indonesia after two attempts to land were rejected by local residents. Officials said the boat most recently tried to land in Aceh Utara district, in Indonesia’s Aceh province, on Thursday afternoon, but left a few hours later. Residents of the Ulee Madon …

Indonesia faces new refugee crisis as Rohingya boat pushed back to sea
1 year, 1 month ago

Indonesia faces new refugee crisis as Rohingya boat pushed back to sea

Al Jazeera  

Tensions have been rising in the province of Aceh after the arrival of three boats carrying hundreds of people in just three days. Arrivals typically peak from November to February, Husna said, as many refugees try to flee during the monsoon season when winds pick up and carry boats more quickly across the Andaman Sea from Bangladesh, where hundreds of …

At least 17 dead as boat carrying Rohingya refugees sinks in Bay of Bengal
1 year, 4 months ago

At least 17 dead as boat carrying Rohingya refugees sinks in Bay of Bengal

Al Jazeera  

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 30 remain missing after a boat capsized in bad weather in the Bay of Bengal earlier this week, aid workers in Myanmar said. Volunteers said on Thursday that eight people were rescued from the boat, …

More than 180 Rohingya refugees land in western Indonesia
1 year, 9 months ago

More than 180 Rohingya refugees land in western Indonesia

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of Rohingya have reached Indonesia since November last year as they escape desperate conditions in Myanmar and camps in Bangladesh. Indonesian officials have said that more than 180 Rohingya refugees landed in the country’s western Aceh province, the latest among hundreds who have fled by boat from desperate conditions in Myanmar and in camps in Bangladesh. A spokesperson for …

Over 150 Rohingya refugees reach ashore in Indonesia
1 year, 11 months ago

Over 150 Rohingya refugees reach ashore in Indonesia

Associated Press  

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — More than 100 weak and hungry Rohingya Muslim refugees were among the latest group to reach ashore in Indonesia on Sunday after a long and dangerous journey aboard a wooden boat. The group of 184 people, including a pregnant woman and children, landed at the Kuala Gigieng beach in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh, which has …

‘I thought I would die on that boat’: Mother recalls the horror of month adrift at sea
2 years ago

‘I thought I would die on that boat’: Mother recalls the horror of month adrift at sea

CNN  

Aceh, Indonesia CNN — Hatemon Nesa weeps as she clings to her 5-year-old daughter, Umme Salima, at a rescue shelter in Indonesia’s Aceh province. “We jumped in the water to swim close to that boat but in the end, we could not.” The rickety wooden boat that carried Hatemon Nesa and her daughter, Umme Salima pictured in Aceh province, Indonesia. …

U.N. urges countries to help Rohingya at sea as hundreds land in Indonesia
2 years ago

U.N. urges countries to help Rohingya at sea as hundreds land in Indonesia

The Hindu  

The United Nations refugee agency urged countries on December 27 to help Rohingya Muslims stranded at sea as at least 20 reportedly died and hundreds more landed in Indonesia after weeks adrift in the Indian Ocean. Nearly 500 Rohingya have reached Indonesia in the past six weeks while "many others did not act despite numerous pleas and appeals for help", …

UN agency probes origin of Rohingya refugees in Indonesia
2 years ago

UN agency probes origin of Rohingya refugees in Indonesia

Firstpost  

A distressing video circulated widely in social media showed the dehydrated and exhausted Rohingya, crumpled weakly and emaciated, many crying for help Pidie: A United Nations agency is seeking information about the voyage of over 100 Rohingya Muslim refugees who landed on an Indonesian beach this week, and warned Tuesday that there will likely be more. At least 185 men, …

UN agency probes origin of Rohingya refugees in Indonesia
2 years ago

UN agency probes origin of Rohingya refugees in Indonesia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At least 185 men, women …

Nearly 200 starving Rohingya refugees rescued from stricken vessel
2 years ago

Nearly 200 starving Rohingya refugees rescued from stricken vessel

CNN  

CNN — They battled hunger and dehydration after the engine of their rickety boat cut out, leaving them adrift in the Andaman Sea for weeks. Then on Monday, 185 people – including many women and children – were rescued in Aceh, Indonesia, according to Babar Baloch, an Asia spokesperson for the United Nations’ refugee agency. Rohingya refugees rest after being …

Stranded in Andaman Sea: Boat with 160 Rohingya Refugees Rescued by Indonesians
2 years ago

Stranded in Andaman Sea: Boat with 160 Rohingya Refugees Rescued by Indonesians

The Quint  

After being stranded in the Andaman Sea for nearly a month, a boat carrying over 160 Rohingya refugees was finally rescued by Indonesian civilians and fishing boats on Monday, 26 December. In three videos accessed by The Quint, Indonesian civilians can be seen helping Rohingya refugees to the shore. Two 30-second clips show men, women, and children, looking emaciated, walking …

UN says 2022 among deadliest years for Rohingya at sea
2 years ago

UN says 2022 among deadliest years for Rohingya at sea

Al Jazeera  

The possible sinking of a boat with 180 Muslim-majority Rohingya on board will make 2022 one of the worst years for the community as refugees try to flee desperate conditions in camps in Bangladesh, according to the United Nations refugee agency. “One of the worst years for dead and missing after 2013 and 2014,” Baloch said of 2022, adding the …

58 Rohingya Muslims land on beach in Indonesia's Aceh
2 years ago

58 Rohingya Muslims land on beach in Indonesia's Aceh

The Independent  

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UN urges rescue of refugees adrift in Andaman Sea
2 years ago

UN urges rescue of refugees adrift in Andaman Sea

The Independent  

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