Police Step Up Fight Against Hate Speech

... on Monday. The circular cites Indonesia's Criminal Code (KUHP) ... campaign orations, posters, fliers, religious sermons, social and mass media ... recent weeks, Indonesia has seen several incidents of religious violence in ... way to shut down freedom of speech and I ...

Book Review: A Brief but Lucid History of a Unique Island Nation

... , rather than a great religious awakening. Other regional political ... Indonesians had their merdeka (freedom). Post-independence The post ... rebuild the devastated province. Indonesia has made a near ... A Brief History of Indonesia Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis ...

Jokowi Has 'Intense' 2-Hour Talk With Megawati Ahead of US Trip

... that he had discussed Indonesia's slowing economy as ... PDI-P). The daughter of Indonesia's founding president, Sukarno, ... McMoran's operations in Indonesia.  Meanwhile, Human Rights Watch ... general and a rollback in religious freedom, but also the situation ...

At Heart of Indonesia's Sectarian Ills, a Government-Sponsored Diktat

... for catalyzing tensions among Indonesia's religious communities. Religious violence The latest sectarian ... all issues connected to Indonesian religious communities. "When the commission ... speech and also intimidate the freedom of worship," Bonar said.

Setara Institute Urges Govt to Revise 'Discriminatory' Decree on Houses of Worship

... churches in Aceh. The Indonesia-based peace and democracy ... Affairs Ministry and Ministry of Religious Affairs. “[The regulation] ... create a commission for religious freedom consisting of people from ... various religious beliefs who are committed ...

3 Days After Aceh Church Attacks, More Than 5,000 Christian Refugees to Return Home

... officials to maintain religious freedom and tolerance. Churches in Indonesia have seen forced ...

Police Name Three Suspects in Aceh Church Attack

Jakarta. Indonesia's National Police have revealed ... regional officials to maintain religious freedom and tolerance. Indonesia has seen hundreds of ... hard-line Muslim groups since Indonesia transitioned into a democratic period ...

Joko, Home Minister Call for Religious Tolerance After Aceh Church Attacks

... accordance to the law.” Indonesia has seen hundreds of ... line Muslim groups since Indonesia transitioned into a democratic ... which adopts shariah law. Religious freedom advocacy group Setara Institute ... district Safriadi told CNN Indonesia on Wednesday that the ...

An Introduction to the Literature of Indonesia, 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair’s Guest of Honor

... their former colonies, which includes Indonesia. Except for academic publishers, there ... of euphoria among authors as freedom of speech and democratization began ... concerned with pluralism, ethnic and religious conflicts, colonialism, and injustice. McGlynn ...

Police, TNI Team Up to Secure Tolikara for Idul Adha

... local government officials and religious communities to maintain a ... Church of Indonesia (GIDI), the largest religious group in ... regulations in place to guarantee religious freedom, and [allow] worship ... Idul Adha is a religious activity for Muslims and ...