Anti-Rohingya sentiment is the prejudice against, hatred of, or discrimination against the Rohingya people. This has been increased following the Rohingya genocide since 2016.
Indonesia
editOn 27 December 2023, hundreds of students from various universities in Aceh, such as: Abulyatama University, Bina Bangsa Getsempena University, and University of Muhammadiyah Aceh, stormed a shelter for Rohingya refugees and forced them out of a convention centre in the city of Banda Aceh, demanding they be deported.[1][2] The students also seen kicking the belongings of the Rohingya men, women, and children who seated on the floor and crying in fear.[1] They burned tyres and chanting “Kick them out” and “Reject Rohingya in Aceh”.[1] United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) later responded by stated that the demonstration was one of the coordinated hate campaign against Rohingya refugees.[3]
Malaysia
editFollowing COVID-19 outbreaks in 2020, Rohingya people have been accused for spreading the disease there. Hateful messages against the ethnic group on social media platforms, such as Twitter and Facebook, are also common. Users also demanded for refoulement of Rohingya people to Myanmar and threatened prominent Rohingya activists and their supporters with physical attacks, murder, and sexual violence.[4] Some comments compared the ethnic group with dogs, parasites, and pigs.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Indonesian students evict Rohingya from shelter demanding deportation". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ Liputan6.com (2023-12-27). "Ratusan Mahasiswa di Banda Aceh Gelar Demo Tolak Rohingya". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Media, Kompas Cyber (2023-12-27). "UNHCR Sebut Pengungsi Rohingya Jadi Sasaran Kampanye Kebencian Terkoordinasi". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ "Malaysia: End Violent Threats and Anti-Rohingya Campaign". fortifyrights.org. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ "Anti-migrant sentiment fanned on Facebook in Malaysia". reuters.com. Retrieved 2023-12-11.