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Fake News, Online Hate Swell Indonesia Anti-Rohingya Sentiment

Arriving on a rickety boat in western Indonesia from squalid Bangladesh camps after weeks at sea late last year, hundreds of Rohingya refugees came to shore only to be turned around and pushed back.

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The online hate campaign turning Indonesians against Rohingya refugees

As Indonesia’s presidential election approaches, a campaign of disinformation against Rohingya is spreading across social media

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Indonesian navy pushes back Rohingya refugee boat off Aceh

Move comes as resentment grows among some people in region about sudden influx of boat arrivals.

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Indonesia Pushes Back Rohingya Boat Amid Rising Refugee Arrivals

In an effort to stem the influx of Rohingya refugees, the Indonesian navy forcibly pushed a boat carrying refugees back to international waters near Aceh p...

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Indonesia's navy pushes a boat suspected of carrying Rohingya refugees out of its waters

Indonesia’s navy says it forcibly pushed a boat packed with refugees back to international waters after the vessel approached the shores of Aceh province

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Students in Indonesia protest the growing numbers of Rohingya refugees in Aceh province

Students in Indonesia’s Aceh province have rallied demanding the government drive away Rohingya refugees arriving by boat in growing numbers as police named more suspects of human trafficking

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5 more boats packed with refugees approach Indonesia's shores, air force says

Indonesian authorities have detected at least five boats packed tight with Rohingya refugees approaching the shores of Aceh province

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As more Rohingya arrive by boat, Indonesia asks the international community to share its burden

Indonesia says it is appealing to the international community for help after more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees have arrived on its shores by boat since November

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Tensions rise as two more boats with over 300 Rohingya land in Indonesia

Since November, more than 1,500 refugees have arrived in Indonesia’s Aceh province, triggering anger among the locals.

Al Jazeera

Over 300 Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar arrive in Indonesia's Aceh region after weeks at sea

Two boats carrying more than 300 Rohingya Muslims, including emaciated women and children, arrived at Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh on Sunday morning after being adrift for over weeks

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Gangs, Extortion In Bangladesh Camps Driving Rohingya Sea Exodus

Holding his son's hand in a temporary shelter in Indonesia, Rohingya Mohamed Ridoi says he made the dangerous 12-day sea journey from massive refugee camps in Bangladesh to escape the pervasive threats of kidnapping, extortion and murder.

International Business Times

Nearly 1,000 Rohingya refugees arrive by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh region in one week

Almost 1,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar have arrived by boat in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh in the last six days

The Independent UK

Indonesia burns marijuana plantation that was discovered by drones

Indonesian authorities have burned a marijuana plantation in the northern province of Aceh after it was discovered by drones

The Independent UK

Surf group found safe after days at sea in Indonesia. A sea survival expert on what it takes to survive being lost at sea

News that four Australians and two Indonesian crew members have been found alive after going missing on Sunday from a boat trip off the coast of Aceh in Indonesia has made headlines around the world.

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Missing Australian surfers found alive off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province

Elliot Foote, Steph Weisse, Will Teagle and Jordan Short and two Indonesian crew have been found but one crew member is still missing

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Indonesian rescuers search for 7 people missing in waters of Aceh, including 4 Australians

An Indonesian search and rescue team is looking for seven people, including four Australian tourists, missing in the waters of Aceh after bad weather

Al Jazeera

Indonesian rights abuse compensation plan fans fears of impunity

Concerns compensation programme for victims of abuses from 1965 mass killings to Aceh conflict will hinder justice.

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Indonesia set to deport Australian surfer jailed for drunken rampage in conservative province

An Australian surfer who was jailed for attacking several people while drunk and naked in Indonesia’s deeply conservative Muslim province of Aceh is set to be deported to his country after he agreed to apologize and pay compensation

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Australian tourist who went on naked, drunken rampage to be deported from Indonesia

Perpetrator has apologised to his victim and paid a settlement

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Oil giant ExxonMobil settles long-running Indonesia torture case

The trial in the 22-year-old case brought by villagers in Aceh province was due to start next week.

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Noosa man admits to rampage in Indonesia's Aceh province

Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones apologises in a press conference for attacking a man badly enough to hospitalise him and for "the embarrassment I've caused".

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Australian asked for $61,000 in compensation after alleged drunken rampage in Indonesia's Aceh province

The family of an Indonesian fisherman who was badly injured by a Noosa man, 23, in an alleged drunken rampage, says he will require months of care.

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Australian man may face charges for spitting on Indonesian imam at mosque in Bandung

Indonesian police say 47-year-old Brenton Craig Abbas Abdullah McArthur spat in the face of Imam M Basri Anwar to complain about the noise of Koran recitations coming through loudspeakers from a mosque, and could face more than a year in prison if convicted.

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An Australian is in legal strife in an Indonesian province that uses Sharia law. Here's what you need to know

Queenslander Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones is accused of going on a naked drunken rampage in Indonesia's most conservative province. So, what laws apply and what punishment does he face if found guilty?

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Australian man arrested in Indonesia says he felt ‘almost possessed’ during naked rampage

Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones faces up to five years in jail after he allegedly assaulted a fisherman who required 50 stitches for his injuries

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