Indonesia mulls fate of Rohingya refugees rescued off coast
Government has yet to decide whether they can stay or will be forced back out to sea.
Nearly 100 Rohingya refugees are waiting to hear their fate after being rescued by fishermen off the Indonesian coast.
The men, women and children have been at sea for weeks.
But the government there has yet to decide whether they can stay or will be forced back out to sea.
Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington reports from Jakarta.
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