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Refugee children have a right to be educated in Indonesia – our research shows the barriers in their way

  • Written by Rizka Fiani Prabaningtyas, Peneliti dalam bidang Hubungan Internasional dan Isu Migrasi, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN)
Refugee children have a right to be educated in Indonesia – our research shows the barriers in their wayIllustration of refugee children.Prazis Images/Shutterstock

Indonesia is a major refugee transit country in Southeast Asia. As of May 2023, Indonesia hosted at least 12,704 refugees, primarily from Afghanistan, Somalia, Myanmar, Iraq and Sudan. Almost 30% are children.

Most of them stay for more than four years in Indonesia without knowing when...

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