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News Indonesia » Aceh » Politics: The Local and International Dimensions of Aceh’s Rohingya Crisis

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/the-local-and-international-dimensions-of-acehs-rohingya-crisis/
Published on: Thursday 04 January 2024

Rohingya women at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, March 2018. Credit: UN Women/Allison Joyce A harrowing scenario is currently playing itself out in Aceh, Indonesia, marked by political ...

News Indonesia » Aceh » Politics: Why has it been so difficult to create smoke‑free areas in Indonesia? The answer lies in the way laws are made

News channel or source: https://theconversation.com/why-has-it-been-so-difficult-to-create-smoke-free-areas-in-indonesia-the-answer-lies-in-the-way-laws-are-made-211910
Published on: Monday 12 February 2024

Indonesia has one of the highest smoking rates globally. In 2021, the Ministry of Health estimated there are 69.1 million smokers, the third largest number in the world behind only China and India.

News Indonesia » Aceh » Politics: Couple caned for kissing on TikTok in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province

News channel or source: https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-aceh-caning-sharia-law-tiktok-kissing-7225fcb804f62fbd8987c25bbd501415
Published on: Wednesday 01 July 2026

A young couple in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them of violating Islamic law by kissing during a TikTok livestream.

News Indonesia » Aceh » Politics: Reexamining Gender-Based Violence in the Aceh Conflict

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2024/08/reexamining-gender-based-violence-in-the-aceh-conflict/
Published on: Tuesday 13 August 2024

People I have spoken to in Aceh often said that the tsunami of December 2004 brought peace to their community. Despite the significant losses suffered in the disaster, it led to the restoration of ...

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

News channel or source: https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/Indonesia-Aceh-Rohingya-refugees-b72379
Published on: Saturday 09 December 2023

ACEH BESAR, Indonesia — 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 ...