Aceh

There are signs that the region's ongoing anti-refugee backlash is being whipped up by domestic actors' quest for political gain.

A surge of boat arrivals from the refugee camps of southeastern Bangladesh is creating tension with local communities.

Over the past 10 days, more than 1,000 Rohingya civilians have landed in western Indonesia after perilous ocean journeys from Bangladesh.

The past week has seen a new wave of Rohingya arrivals from the refugee camps of southeastern Bangladesh.

Five boats carrying nearly 900 people have reached western Indonesia over the past week, UNHCR officials say.

Last month, 11 Acehnese villagers reached a confidential financial settlement with the U.S. oil giant, after accusing it of abuses including rape and torture.

The leaky wooden vessel is just the latest to reach the shores of Aceh, as more and more refugees undertake the dangerous ocean crossings.

The authorities had initially planned to push back the boat, which was carrying around 120 people, into international waters.

The gesture of humanity casts into stark relief the challenges facing a resolution to the humanitarian emergency in Rakhine State.

A closer look at the significance of a recent visit that has generated much speculation.

In Aceh, young people have to reconcile their daily life with a strict version of Islamic law.