Images: The 2009 Rohingya Boat-People Crisis: Persecution, Pushbacks and Deaths at Sea
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Rohingya survivors in Aceh, Indonesia, on 7 January 2009 after being rescued at sea. Survivors alleged that they had previously been detained in Thailand and subsequently towed back to sea with inadequate supplies. Photo: Taufik Kurahman/AP.Rohingya boat people after reaching Indonesia during the 2009 maritime crisis. Many survivors arrived exhausted and in poor physical condition after dangerous journeys across the Andaman Sea.Rohingya boat people gathered after reaching Indonesia during the 2009 maritime crisis. Thousands of Rohingya undertook dangerous sea journeys from Myanmar and Bangladesh toward Southeast Asia amid statelessness, persecution and severe restrictions in their homeland.Rohingya survivor during the 2009 boat-people crisis. Rohingya men arriving in Indonesia described prolonged journeys at sea marked by hunger, dehydration and uncertainty after fleeing persecution and statelessness in Myanmar.An overcrowded boat carrying Rohingya and other passengers during the maritime exodus across the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. Such overcrowded and poorly equipped vessels exposed passengers to drowning, hunger, dehydration and prolonged periods adrift at sea.Rohingya boat people at a temporary shelter after reaching Indonesia during the 2009 maritime crisis. Survivors arriving in Aceh received food, medical assistance and temporary accommodation after dangerous journeys across the Andaman Sea.
