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Canberra : Australia | about 1 month ago  
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  • An Indonesian Navy official escorts the leader of Sri Lankan asylum seekers detained on an Indonesian navy ship in Cilegon harbour
    An Indonesian Navy official escorts the leader of Sri Lankan asylum ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Detained Sri Lankan asylum seeker stands in their wooden boat on an Indonesian navy ship in Cilegon harbour, Indonesia's Banten province
    Detained Sri Lankan asylum seeker stands in their wooden boat on an ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Detained Sri Lankan asylum seekers stand in their wooden boat on an Indonesian navy ship in Cilegon harbour, Indonesia's Banten province
    Detained Sri Lankan asylum seekers stand in their wooden boat on an ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Sri Lankan asylum seekers, detained by the Indonesian Navy, stand in their wooden boat at the Cilegon harbour
    Sri Lankan asylum seekers, detained by the Indonesian Navy, stand in ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Sri Lankan asylum seekers, detained by the Indonesian Navy, stand on their wooden boat at Cilegon harbour
    Sri Lankan asylum seekers, detained by the Indonesian Navy, stand on ...
    Source: Reuters
  • A Sri Lankan asylum seeker carries his child as they wait at a health clinic after being detained by the Indonesian Navy, at Cilegon harbour
    A Sri Lankan asylum seeker carries his child as they wait at a health ...
    Source: Reuters
  • A Sri Lankan asylum seeker holds a sign at the Cilegon harbour in Indonesia's Banten province
    A Sri Lankan asylum seeker holds a sign at the Cilegon harbour in ...
    Source: Reuters
  • The "Ocean Lady"
    The "Ocean Lady"
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  • A man, part of the 260 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who were detained by the Indonesian Navy, takes a bath on a wooden boat in a harbour, in Indonesia's Banten province
    A man, part of the 260 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who were detained by ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Asylum seekers from Sri Lanka, part of the group of 260 who were detained by the Indonesian Navy, shout slogans on their boat in Indonesia's Banten province
    Asylum seekers from Sri Lanka, part of the group of 260 who were ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Sri Lankan asylum seekers, detained by the Indonesian Navy, sit in their wooden boat at the Cilegon harbour
    Sri Lankan asylum seekers, detained by the Indonesian Navy, sit in ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Sri Lankan asylum seekers, detained by the Indonesian Navy, sit on their wooden boat at the Cilegon harbour in Indonesia's Banten province
    Sri Lankan asylum seekers, detained by the Indonesian Navy, sit on ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Sri Lankan asylum seekers, detained by the Indonesian Navy, sit on their wooden boat at Cilegon harbour
    Sri Lankan asylum seekers, detained by the Indonesian Navy, sit on ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Two men, part of the 260 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who were detained by the Indonesian Navy, shout from their boat in Cilegon harbour
    Two men, part of the 260 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who were detained ...
    Source: Reuters
  • A girl, part of the 260 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who were detained by the Indonesian Navy, holds a placard on a wooden boat in a harbour, in Indonesia's Banten province
    A girl, part of the 260 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who were detained by ...
    Source: Reuters
  • A boy, part of the 260 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who were detained by the Indonesian Navy, shouts slogans during a protest in Banten province
    A boy, part of the 260 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who were detained by ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Sri Lankan asylum seekers, detained by the Indonesian Navy, bathe on their wooden boat at the Cilegon harbour
    Sri Lankan asylum seekers, detained by the Indonesian Navy, bathe on ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Sri Lankan asylum seekers, detained by the Indonesian Navy, jostle to get bottled water at Cilegon harbour
    Sri Lankan asylum seekers, detained by the Indonesian Navy, jostle to ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Asylum seekers from Sri Lanka detained by the Indonesian Navy, shout slogan during a protest in a harbour at the Indonesia's Banten province
    Asylum seekers from Sri Lanka detained by the Indonesian Navy, shout ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Two men, part of the 260 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who were detained by the Indonesian Navy, shout slogans from their boat in Cilegon harbour
    Two men, part of the 260 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who were detained ...
    Source: Reuters
  • A Sri Lankan asylum seeker, detained by the Indonesian Navy, holds a placard on a wooden boat at the Cilegon harbour
    A Sri Lankan asylum seeker, detained by the Indonesian Navy, holds a ...
    Source: Reuters
  • A Sri Lankan asylum seeker, detained by the Indonesian Navy, brushes his teeth on a wooden boat at the Cilegon harbour
    A Sri Lankan asylum seeker, detained by the Indonesian Navy, brushes ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Sri Lankan asylum seekers, detained by the Indonesian Navy, brush their teeth on their wooden boat at the Cilegon harbour
    Sri Lankan asylum seekers, detained by the Indonesian Navy, brush ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Children, part of the 260 asylum seekers from Sri Lanka detained by the Indonesia Navy, draw under a tent at Cilegon harbour in Indonesia's Banten province
    Children, part of the 260 asylum seekers from Sri Lanka detained by ...
    Source: Reuters
  • A wooden boat carrying 260 Srilankan asylum seekers detained by the Indonesian Navy in Cilegon harbour in Indonesia's Banten province
    A wooden boat carrying 260 Srilankan asylum seekers detained by the ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Asylum seekers from Sri Lanka shout slogans on their boat at Cilegon harbour in Indonesia's Banten province
    Asylum seekers from Sri Lanka shout slogans on their boat at Cilegon ...
    Source: Reuters
An Indonesian Navy official escorts the leader of Sri Lankan asylum ...
The United Nations Refugee Agency says some of the people on board an Australian customs ship off the Indonesian coast are genuine refugees. The 78 Sri Lankans are refusing to leave the Oceanic Viking because they do not want to be transferred to an Indonesian detention centre.
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  • News Source: United Press International | about 1 month ago
    Some of the Sri Lankan asylum-seekers aboard an Australian customs ship off Indonesia are genuine refugees in need of protection, a U.N. agency says. Richard Towle of the United Nations Refugee Agency told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
  • News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation | about 1 month ago
    The United Nations Refugee Agency says some of the people on board an Australian customs ship off the Indonesian coast are genuine refugees. The 78 Sri Lankans are refusing to leave the Oceanic Viking because they do not want to be transferred to an...
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