Relax, It's Just Religion: Feby Indirani's 'Magical Islamism'

... same month when the first anti-Ahok rally by hardline Muslim groups took ...

Understanding the 212 Movement

... charges. It was the third anti-Ahok rally since October and the largest ... the country's history. The rally and its participants became known ... of those involved in the rally — who usually refer to ... in 2014, his deputy, Ahok, automatically became governor for the ...

New Report Showcases Prominence of Hate-Filled Politics in 2017

... and narrow nationalist sentiments to rally their followers and Indonesian ... of former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama in May ... the police to put Ahok on trial for insulting ... Institute, who claimed to be "anti-communists," in September. Human ...

Islamists Rally in Jakarta, Fearing Return of Communism

... government-sponsored and military-backed anti-communist pogrom in 1965-1966 ... event invited survivors of the anti-communist pogrom. But since late ... against then Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's insult of ...

'Red Scare' Puts Pressure on Jokowi

... personnel to guard an anti-communist rally on Friday (28/09 ... Defenders Front Friday's rally has been organised by hardline ... the chairman of the rally's organising committee and spokesman ... more could arrive. During an anti-Ahok rally in December last year, ...

Is Indonesia’s Unity Threatened by Hardline Turn?

... Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama. Ahok was found guilty of ... /Beawiharta) The series of anti-Ahok rallies, some of which ... or Pakistan) that have anti-blasphemy legislation. Incitement to ... . 2 rally, known as the "212" protest, against Ahok. The ...

Brothers Get Six-and-a-Half Months in Prison for Incitement Against Ahok

... against former Jakarta governor, Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, last year. "Rizal ... and Ahmad Dhani before an anti-Ahok mass rally in Jakarta on Dec ...

Commentary: Can Support for Ahok Bring Change in Indonesia’s Blasphemy Law?

... and promote religious intolerance. Ahok, a brash politician who ... sentiments against the double-minority Ahok. They aligned themselves with ... ' probation. Some of Ahok's supporters rally behind him not to ... law in 1969 and insert anti-blasphemy clauses into the ...

Respect Court's Verdict Against Ahok: Jokowi

... sentence Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama to two ... Thousands of pro-Ahok supporters and anti-Ahok protesters gathered outside the ... Central Jakarta in a rally which they claimed was ... filled with calls to convict Ahok for blasphemy against Islam. ...

SBY Says He's Also a Victim as Democrats Sign Record Anti-Hoax Petition

... rally by Muslim hardliners to demand that incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok ... ," Yudhoyono said after signing the anti-hoax petition. Besides calling on ...