Man Who Triggers Ahok's Blasphemy Conviction Released From Jail

... key role in the blasphemy allegation that led to ... the capital demanding a blasphemy trial and Ahok’s resignation from the ... gubernatorial election, in which Ahok eventually lost to rival ... Anies Baswedan. Ahok was then found guilty of blasphemy and sentenced ...

Peaceful Election Suggests Exaggerated Fears of a Country Split in Two

... of Jakarta governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama for blasphemy against Islam. (BeritaSatu ... with blasphemy against Islam and sentenced to two years in prison. "Ahok ... the cases ever went to trial. Muslim scholar Komarudin Hidayat also ...

Proponents of 212 Movement Facing Legal Woes

... then-Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama on blasphemy charges. Members of ... it managed to bring down Ahok, an ethnic Chinese Christian, ... guilty of having committed blasphemy by referring to a ... campaign speech. The controversial trial ended in May 2017 with ...

Human Rights Watch Concerned About Jokowi's Running Mate Choice

... a controversial blasphemy trial which sent former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama ... MUI document stating that Ahok had committed blasphemy. "Ma'ruf Amin has ...

Business Expects Stability Ahead of 2019 Election After Candidates Pick Running Mates

... year against the incumbent, Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama – a Christian of ... also gave key testimony during Ahok's blasphemy trial last year. Still, Theo ...

Understanding the 212 Movement

... Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama on blasphemy charges. It was ... the third anti-Ahok rally ... down Ahok, who was  found guilty in a controversial trial and ... in 2014, his deputy, Ahok, automatically became governor for the ...

New Report Showcases Prominence of Hate-Filled Politics in 2017

... of former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama in May ... under the country’s archaic blasphemy laws. "Leaders of groups ... demand the police to put Ahok on trial for insulting religion. It ... s courts under the same blasphemy law, which often targets ...

Identity Politics Will Be Back for 2019 Election, Researchers Warn

... organizations mobilized masses against Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama. The ethnic Chinese ... -year prison sentence for blasphemy, after a controversial trial that started during ...

Editor of 'Blasphemy Video' Sentenced to One and Half Years

... by Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, which resulted in a blasphemy charge and ... trial. The judges said Buni had also changed the duration of Ahok ...

Slumming It at Jakarta Biennale: Polish Artists Create Space for Free Expression

... "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, who was imprisoned in May for blasphemy ... after a long, politically charged and controversial trial. " ... his words were 'unbecoming.' Ahok was an inconvenient puzzle in ... artists decided to paint Ahok's portrait to remember ...