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Refugees stranded for years in Indonesia, feel neglected

Haydee Alnoori, 40, his wife, and five children, one Jakarta-born, demonstrated with Iraqi refugees, brandishing ...

Baswedan puts refugee care onus back on UNHCR, central government

Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan has put the onus of refugee care back on the United Nations High Commissioner for ...

Refugees again rally in Medan asserting neglect by UNHCR

Refugees from different nations again demonstrated in front of the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) ...

Jakarta to cease humanitarian assistance for refugees by August-end

Speaker of the Jakarta provincial parliament Prasetio Edi Marsudi confirmed that the Jakarta administration will put a ...

Iraqi refugees resume protest in front of UNHCR Jakarta Office

Dozens of Iraqi refugees again rallied for justice in front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ...

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On Independence Day of Indonesia, fun games everywhere!

A young girl led a team of five children on the traditional tug of war rope game. “Come on, pull harder!” ...

Free passports on Independence Day in Bogor

The Bogor Immigration Office exempted two citizens whose birthdays fell on August 17, Indonesia’s 74th ...

Refugees participate in games to mark Independence Day

Refugees temporarily accommodated at a former building of the West Jakarta military command (Kodim) in Kalideres took ...

Foreign refugees miss celebrating Eid Al-Adha at homes

Several Muslim refugees from Afghanistan and Sudan expressed their yearnings of celebrating Eid Al-Adha (the Islamic ...

Indonesia encourages UNHCR to solve refugee issue

Indonesia is encouraging the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and countries ratifying the 1951 ...

Some 400 foreign refugees hold rally in Tanjungpinang

Some 400 foreign refugees rallied in front of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Office in ...

Indonesia, UN envoy discuss safe Rohinga repatriation

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi held a telephonic discussion on the safe repatriation of Rohingya refugees ...

Ministry channels Rp3.7 billion for Nduga conflict victims

The Ministry of Social Affairs has dispatched aid worth Rp3.7 billion for victims of the Nduga conflict in Papua in the ...

Foreign refugees again demonstrate in front of UNHCR Jakarta Office

Some 100 foreign refugees again rallied for their basic human rights in front of the United Nations High Commissioner ...

Social Ministry welcomes Singaporean delegates

The Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs welcomed a delegation from Singapore's Ministry of Social and Family ...