Rohingya Refugees Rejected in Aceh
After being expelled from Myanmar, Rohingya refugees are also rejected in Aceh. UNHCR’s social media accounts are flooded with hate speech.
Iwan Kurniawan
December 18, 2023
THE two-story building appeared shabby on Thursday, December 14, 2023. Its roof was leaking, and the paint was fading, changing from white to yellow. The former Immigration Office building in Punteut, Blang Mangat subdistrict, Lhokseumawe City, Aceh, is now a shelter for a number of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar who landed in Aceh. The symbols of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Indonesia and the International Organ
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