Relative Refugees

They have survived in a refugee camp for a year. An end to their plight is nowhere in sight.

July 3, 2001

RAMLAN and Nurhayati and their three children share a small house with other families in a refugee camp that was once a housing compound for irrigation workers in Parigi, North Sulawesi—refugees fleeing the sectarian conflict in Poso, Southeast Sulawesi. The presence of the refugees turned the small compound into a well-tended area. They plant chili, eggplant and kangkung, a leafy vegetable that grows in water. Located in a separate are...

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