Overview

• Indonesia's navy has pushed a boat suspected of carrying Rohingya refugees back to international waters as it approached the coast of Aceh province.
• Over 1,500 Rohingya have arrived in Aceh since November, facing increasing hostility from locals.
• A mob of students attacked a shelter housing Rohingya refugees in Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh province.
• Indonesia has appealed to the international community for help and intensified patrols of its waters due to the sharp rise in Rohingya refugees leaving overcrowded camps in Bangladesh.
• Indonesia, like Thailand and Malaysia, is not a signatory to the United Nations’ 1951 Refugee Convention and is not obligated to accept the Rohingya.