‘We don’t want them here’: Rohingya refugees face uncertain future in Indonesia
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Hundreds of angry locals gathered to protest outside a camp for Rohingya refugees on the Indonesian island of Sabang on Monday, December 18, in the latest sign of growing hostility towards the persecuted Myanmar minority. Indonesia has seen a surge in Rohingya arriving in recent weeks as a growing number seek to escape deteriorating conditions in crowded refugee camps in Bangladesh, but they face an uncertain future in the country, with Jakarta so far offering them only temporary shelter.