Rohingya persecution: More than 2000 migrants rescued off Indonesia and Malaysia

By Lindsay Murdoch
Updated May 12 2015 - 1:08am, first published May 11 2015 - 4:39pm
Two overcrowded boats, carrying nearly 100 women and dozens of children among the refugees, were towed to shore by fishermen after running out of fuel on Sunday.  Photo: Roni Bintang
Two overcrowded boats, carrying nearly 100 women and dozens of children among the refugees, were towed to shore by fishermen after running out of fuel on Sunday. Photo: Roni Bintang
Nearly 600 migrants thought to be Rohingya refugees from Myanmar were rescued from two wooden boats stranded off the coast of Indonesia's northern Aceh province on Sunday.  Photo: Ronu Bintang
Nearly 600 migrants thought to be Rohingya refugees from Myanmar were rescued from two wooden boats stranded off the coast of Indonesia's northern Aceh province on Sunday. Photo: Ronu Bintang
Migrants believed to be Rohingya rest inside a shelter after being rescued by fishermen at Lhoksukon in Indonesia's Aceh Province on Monday. Photo: Roni Bintang
Migrants believed to be Rohingya rest inside a shelter after being rescued by fishermen at Lhoksukon in Indonesia's Aceh Province on Monday. Photo: Roni Bintang

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