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Indonesian Students Force Rohingya Refugees From Temporary Shelter

Hundreds of university students in Indonesia's Aceh stormed a temporary shelter for more than a hundred Rohingya refugees, forcing them to relocate (Credit: AFP)

Hundreds of university students in Indonesia's westernmost province stormed a temporary shelter for more than a hundred Rohingya refugees on Wednesday, forcing them to leave in the latest rejection of the persecuted Myanmar minority.

More than 1,500 Rohingya refugees have arrived on the shores of Aceh province since mid-November in what the United Nations says is the biggest influx for eight years. Some of their boats have faced rejection by locals and in some cases have been returned to sea.

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