FPI Refuses to Renew Permit

... . Islamist vigilante group the Islamic Defenders Front, or FPI, has refused to renew ... the National Police chief. FPI spokesman Munarman claimed that ... permit wouldn’t make FPI an illegal organization. “ ... seeks to enforce Islamic law. The FPI is widely regarded ...

Indonesia Is Not Silent On Uighur: Foreign Minister

... The Indonesian government and moderate Islamic groups like Nahdlatul Ulama and ... , thousands of Islamic protesters including members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) staged a ... ralli in front of the ...

Governor Kills the Groove: Jakarta Cancels Tourism Award for Troublesome Nightclub

... contrast with that of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), another group that had also ... "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama in 2017. FPI had unequivocally condemned the award ...

Tame End to Anti-Ahok '212 Movement' Reunion as Anies Urges End to Division

... the 212 Movement and the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) – one of Indonesia's largest ... of a flag depicting the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Syihab during the ...

When It Comes to Violations of Religious Freedom, Police Are No Better Than FPI, Study Says

... Council (MUI) and the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) were the top non-state ... cases), MUI (242) and FPI (181). "As far as freedom ... . Followers of Ahmadiyah, an Islamic movement, experienced the most number ... should become a khilafah [Islamic state]. And 5.8 ...

FPI Figure Munarman Grilled by Police Over Torture of Jokowi Supporter

... general of hardline Muslim group Islamic Defenders Front, or FPI, underwent a lengthy questioning ...

Jokowi Supporter Kidnapped, Tortured Inside Jakarta Mosque

... of the hardline Muslim group Islamic Defenders Front (FPI). "He was present at the ...

Alleged Instigator Apologizes for Racist Actions Against Papuan Students in Surabaya

... various groups, including the hardline Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), right-wing paramilitary organization Pancasila ... it in a ditch in front of their building. The students ... Surabaya and the mass organizations [FPI, PP and FKPPI], I apologize ...

Protesters Defy Prabowo's Order to Stay Away From Election Dispute Trial

... and members of the hardline Islamic Defenders Front (FPI). The last two groups were ... delivered a short speech in front of the judges. Security was ...

Prabowo and Allies Reported to Police for Causing Post-Election Riots

... -MUI); Haikal Hassan, a prominent Islamic teacher; Kivlan Zen, a retired ... Shihab, leader of the hardline Islamic Defenders Front (FPI). "We are here to officially ... the riots that occurred in front of the offices of Bawaslu ...