Posts with tag: Rohingya

The Rohingya crisis: what could Indonesia do better?

Hopes are high for Indonesia to play a greater role in responding to the crisis in Myanmar's Rakhine state. But Diah Tricesaria and Randy Nandyatama write that if Indonesia is to be seen as a legitimate actor in brokering peace in Myanmar, it must show leadership in the management of refugees at the domestic and regional levels.

Is neglect of Rohingya asylum seekers pushing them to join ISIS?

Analysis, Human Rights

More than a year after 1,000 Rohingya asylum seekers arrived on the shores of North Aceh, few have been resettled in western countries. The fact that many Rohingya are poor and illiterate means they are not considered a priority. Lies Marcoes found that the global indifference to their plight may be driving them to join the Islamic State.

The Rohingya in Aceh: displaced, exploited and nearly forgotten

Analysis, Human Rights

In May 2015, Indonesia agreed to provide temporary shelter for up to 3,500 Rohingya boat people, insisting that they be resettled or repatriated within a year. With this deadline fast approaching, Dr Antje Missbach reports that few have been resettled, and public goodwill is beginning to dry up.

Talking Indonesia: Rohingya asylum seekers and Indonesia

Analysis, Human Rights, Talking Indonesia

What accounts for the sympathetic and supportive Indonesian response Rohingya asylum seekers received on their arrival in Aceh in May, and how have they fared since? Dr Dave McRae explores these issues and more with Dr Antje Missbach in the final Talking Indonesia podcast for 2015.

Posts with tag: Rohingya

The Rohingya crisis: what could Indonesia do better?

Is neglect of Rohingya asylum seekers pushing them to join ISIS?

The Rohingya in Aceh: displaced, exploited and nearly forgotten

Talking Indonesia: Rohingya asylum seekers and Indonesia

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