Rohingya Refugees Forced Out of Indonesian Shelter By Student Protesters
Hundreds of university students attacked a temporary shelter, demanding asylum-seekers be deported.
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July 21, 2022 •
Indonesia’s Plan to Expand Blasphemy Laws Puts Religious Minorities at Risk
Provisions would criminalize not just proselytization but also apostasy or renunciation of religious belief.
May 22, 2018 •
Opinion Piece Outlines the Influence of the Islamic State in Indonesia
An article May 20 in the Asia Times presents insight into the influence of the Islamic State in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Islamic country.
November 15, 2017 •
An Important Step Forward for Religious Freedom in Indonesia
In a surprise advance for religious freedom in the world’s most populous Muslim country, Indonesia, the nation’s top court has overturned a law that denied recognition and legal rights to followers of indigenous native faiths.
May 12, 2017 •
Former Jakarta Governor Jailed for ‘Blasphemy’ in Alleged Quran Insult
Former Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, was jailed May 9 after being found guilty of blasphemy. He was sentenced to two years in prison despite prosecutors recommending two years’ probation on a lesser charge.
