Ethnic Rohingya children sit around a fire at their camp near a beach in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Friday, Dec. 15, 2023.

Source: https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2023/12/22/pray-for-us-eyewitnesses-reveal-first-clues-about-a-missing-boat-with-up-to-200-rohingya-refugees-2/

Fra i movimenti firmatari dell’appello vi sono il Jesuit Refugee Service Indonesia (Jrs Indonesia), Sahabat Insan, Human Rights Working Group (Hrwg), Banda Aceh Legal Aid Agency e RDI Urban Refugee Research Group (Rdi-Uref).

Source: https://www.asianews.it/notizie-it/Ong-indonesiane-%28anche-cristiane%29-in-campo-per-l%26rsquo%3Baccoglienza-dei-Rohingya-59592.html

However, it turns out that these social norms have their limits: the current wave of boat arrivals has been accompanied by unusual resistance – even hostility – from communities in Aceh.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/residents-in-western-indonesia-protest-mounting-rohingya-refugee-arrivals/

Indonesia’s navy said Thursday that it forcibly pushed a boat packed with refugees back to international waters after it approached the shores of Aceh province.

Source: https://halifax.citynews.ca/2023/12/31/more-rohingya-refugees-arrive-in-indonesia-despite-rejection-from-locals/

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s navy said Thursday that it forcibly pushed a boat packed with refugees back to international waters after the vessel approached the shores of Aceh province.

Source: https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/asia/3284283/indonesias-navy-pushes-a-boat-suspected-of-carrying-rohingya-refugees-out-of-its-waters.html

Jokowi, who leaves office in 2024, announced the start of a mission to resolve 12 cases of past gross human rights violations on June 27 in Aceh, where three of the 12 cases occurred.

Source: https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/joko-widowo-clean-up-indonesia-bloody-past

Newly arrived Rohingya refugees are seen on the coast of Jurong Mulia, in Sabang, Aceh province today.

Source: https://www.theborneopost.com/2023/12/02/un-issues-call-to-rescue-hundreds-of-rohingya-adrift-at-sea/

Police in East Aceh, a regency of more than 350,000 people that saw 36 Rohingya arrive on Sunday, said they have now imposed round-the-clock patrols.

Source: https://www.theborneopost.com/2023/11/25/indonesian-police-fishers-start-patrols-to-stop-rohingya-boats/

The island of Simeulue is a surfing hotspot that happens to be a part of Aceh, the only province ruled under strict Sharia Law.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12027465/Bodhi-Mani-Risby-Jones-arrested-Indonesia-alleged-drunken-rampage-breaks-silence.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

This means that there are steps to a judicial settlement, not just non-judicial," said Samsul Bahri, the victim of the Simpang KKA incident in Aceh.

Source: https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/joko-widowo-clean-up-indonesia-bloody-past