ROHINGYA REFUGEES IN INDONESIA: THE DYNAMICS OF STATELESSNESS AND THE VIEWS OF LOCAL PEOPLE

Irwansyah Irwansyah,Al'Asyari Al'Asyari,Rholand Muary

doi:10.24114/jupiis.v13i2.28340

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Abstract

Rohingya refugees who are experiencing a crisis due to the genocide in Myanmar have attracted international attention. The existence of the Rohinghya as an ethno-religious minority group was officially discriminated against which led to forced expulsion by the Myanmar government in 1982 with the issuance of the citizenship law which stated that Rohingya citizenship was denied or not recognized as one of the official ethnicities in Myanmar. So, the Rohingya were forced to flee their country to other countries, including Indonesia. This paper aims to determine the dynamics of Rohingya Muslims while in Indonesia. Using qualitative research methods by conducting observations, interviews and data analysis. The results of this study indicate that the Rohingya ethnicity in Indonesia as stateless (without citizenship) undergoes a process of acculturation, marriage with local Indonesian citizens (WNI), and developing survival strategies because some have lived in Indonesia for more than eight years. In conclusion, the Rohingya ethnicity while in Indonesia experienced conditions of uncertainty in their lives because they did not have citizenship status and hoped to be sent to a third country by UNHCR. Indonesian people accept Rohingya Muslims to stay in Indonesia temporarily because there is a common Islamic identity and in the name of humanity.

Highlights

Rohingya refugees who are experiencing a crisis due to the genocide in Myanmar have attracted international attention
The forced expulsion by the Myanmar government has forced the Rohingyas to live as refugees, with no clear and definite way out until now
In Indonesia, Rohingya refugees are currently dispersed across several major cities, including Medan and Makassar

Summary

INTRODUCTION

The occurrence of ethnic conflicts in one not legal (Thontowi, 2013). With what happened of the ASEAN countries in 2012 marked the to the Rohingya, the Myanmar government has dynamics of international politics and became a committed genocide, as evidenced by the concern of the United Nations. Three countries, necessities for their livelihoods, such as clothing, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand, food, and shelter, as well as access to health care refused entry to waves of refugees from and education for their children. To pressure and discrimination by the Myanmar In the end, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand government They no longer have the agreed to provide temporary shelter to Rohingya opportunity to exercise their most fundamental Muslim refugees. The wave of Rohingya refugees interact with Indonesians both verbally and occurred in 2012 which began with sectarian nonverbally Their new social life in Indonesia is violence targeting the Rakhine region on accompanied by time spent interacting with the Rohingya people (UNHCR, 2016). Rights standards, and Rohingya refugees are victims of human rights violations in their home

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Makassar 126

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