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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Reza Saifullah and Edna Tarigan

Hundreds of residents on Indonesian island protest the growing arrival of Rohingya refugees by sea

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More than 200 people protested Monday against the continued arrival of Rohingya refugees by boat on an island in Indonesia.

Over 1,500 Rohingya, who fled violent attacks in Myanmar and now are leaving camps in neighboring Bangladesh in search of better lives, have arrived in Aceh off the tip of Sumatra since November. They have faced some hostility from fellow Muslims in Aceh.

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