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Burmese boat people rescued after 20 days adrift

Gallery Rohingya refugees: Ethnic Rohingya refugees
7 January 2009: Rohingya refugees arrive on dry land after being rescued by Acehnese fishermen off the coast of Banda Aceh, in Indonesia. They were allegedy mistreated by Thai soldiers and towed to sea, being left to drift with inadequate supplies Photograph: Taufik Kurahman/AP
Gallery Rohingya refugees:  Rohingya refugees lay sprawled on the ground
7 January 2009: The Rohingya refugees lie on the ground after being rescued Photograph: Taufik Kurahman/AP
Gallery Rohingya refugees: More Rohingya boat people nabbed in Thai waters
27 January 2009: The migrants show scars on their backs allegdly caused by mistreatment by Thai authorities Photograph: STR/EPA
Gallery Rohingya refugees: Rohingya refugees pray in Sabang
30 January 2009: Rohingya refugees pray in Sabang after being rescued by the Indonesian navy, who were alerted by fishermen Photograph: APTN/AP
Gallery Rohingya refugees: Rohingya refugees sit in their encampment
30 January 2009: The refugees sit in an encampment at a military base on Sabang Photograph: Binsar Bakkara/AP
Gallery Rohingya refugees: Indonesian security officers helping Myanmar people
4 February 2009: Indonesian security officers help refugees as they arrive at a district office in Idi Rayeuk Photograph: AFP/Getty
Gallery Rohingya refugees: Rohingya refugees rest in a small hospital
4 February 2009: Refugees rest in a small hospital in Idi Rayeuk Photograph: Binsar Bakkara/AP
Gallery Rohingya refugees: Rohingya boat people receive medical treatment
4 February 2009: Rohingya people at a hospital in Idi Rayeuk Photograph: Reuters/Reuters
Gallery Rohingya refugees: Rohingya boat people receive medical treatment
4 February 2009: Rohingya boat people receive medical treatment in Idi Rayeuk Photograph: Tarmizy Harva/Reuters
Gallery Rohingya refugees: Rohingya refugee
4 February 2009: A Rohingya refugee rests at the Idi Rayeuk hospital Photograph: Binsar Bakkara/AP
Gallery Rohingya refugees: A Rohingya refugee shows the wound on his back
4 February 2009: A Rohingya refugee shows injuries he says he received during a beating in Thailand Photograph: Binsar Bakkara/AP
Gallery Rohingya refugees: Rohingya refugees wash
4 February 2009: Rohingya refugees washing Photograph: Binsar Bakkara/AP
Gallery Rohingya refugees: Rohingya refugee haircut
4 February 2009: One of the Rohingya boat people has his hair cut at a temporary shelter Photograph: Reuters/Reuters
Gallery Rohingya refugees: Rohingya refugees eat
4 Febraury 2009: Rohingya refugees eat in a hospital in Idi Rayeuk Photograph: Binsar Bakkara/AP
Gallery Rohingya refugees: Rohingya refugees eat in a small hospital
4 February 2009: Rohingya refugees eat in a hospital Photograph: Binsar Bakkara/AP
Gallery Rohingya refugees: Members of the Burmese Rohingya Association
4 February 2009: Members of the Burmese Rohingya Association hold placards and photographs of the boat people in front of Thai embassy in Tokyo, Japan, protesting against alleged Thai government mistreatment of the refugees Photograph: Shizuo Kambayashi/AP
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