You turn to us for voices you won't hear anywhere else.

Sign up for Democracy Now!'s Daily Digest to get our latest headlines and stories delivered to your inbox every day.

70+ Rohingya Refugees Could Be Dead After Boat Capsizes Off Aceh Coast

HeadlineMar 22, 2024

Over 70 Rohingya refugees are believed to be dead or missing after their boat capsized off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province. At least 75 others have been rescued as of Friday. More than 2,300 Rohingya refugees, fleeing persecution in Burma, arrived in Indonesia last year, while hundreds of others have died or disappeared after attempting to leave Burma or Bangladesh.

The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. Some of the work(s) that this program incorporates, however, may be separately licensed. For further information or additional permissions, contact us.

Non-commercial news needs your support

We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.
Please do your part today.
Make a donation
Top