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Why Rohingya Refugees Head to Aceh

Monday, December 25, 2023

Rohingya refugees risk their lives to reach Aceh. They are rejected by society and their fate is unclear.

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A boat carrying Rohingya Muslims is seen stranded at Lampanah beach in Aceh, February 16. Hundreds of Rohingya, a persecuted religious and ethnic minority in Myanmar, have reached Aceh in the past few months, even as an untold number have perished at sea from disease, hunger and fatigue. REUTERS/Hidayatullah Tajuddin . tempo : 171424127289.

THE stiff wind made Sanaullah shiver every night. Sitting on the wooden boat that brought him there from Teknaf Beach, Bangladesh, this man of the Rohingya people could not avoid the strong sea breeze. The cold was even harsher when it rained. The tarpaulin that covered him and the others was unable to ward off the freezing cold.

For more than a month, starting on November 5, 2023, Sanaullah risked his life crossing the Andaman Sea to

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Raihan Lubis (Aceh) contributed to this report.

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