New App to Report 'Misguided' Religion Risks Dividing Neighbors, Komnas HAM Says

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Indonesia's 'Millennials Party' Draws Fire for Comments on Shariah Bylaws

... Buddhist, Hindu and other religious minorities. Grace Natalie founded  ... Chinese, spoke out against intolerance, saying the PSI would ... The only province in Indonesia allowed to enforce Islamic ... nation," he said. Pancasila, Indonesia's state ideology, includes ...

Nearly 6 in 10 Indonesian Muslim Teachers Intolerant; Many Vilify Modern Science: Survey

...  measured their levels of intolerance and radicalism. The center ... establish an Islamic caliphate in Indonesia. When given the opportunity ... not only with their religious teachers, but also with ... these high levels of intolerance and radicalism among teachers: ...

Most Indonesian Muslims Opposed to Non-Muslims in Political Leadership: Survey

... door for intolerance in Indonesia. The LSI also measured intolerance from religious and cultural ... a declining trend in religious and cultural intolerance, which had been observed ...

Like It Not, but the Nation Is Divided

... – rising radicalism and growing religious intolerance. Many now see the nation ... for businesses to grow if religious intolerance persists. Not mentioning the current ... on Indonesia. Unity in diversity and stability must be preserved. Religious intolerance must ...

Indonesia's Presidential Hopefuls Woo Millennials, Muslims as Election in Focus

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Civil Society Groups Call for Law Revision After Buddhist Woman's Blasphemy Conviction

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Human Rights Watch Concerned About Jokowi's Running Mate Choice

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

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Non-State Actors Are Main Violators of Religious Freedom in Indonesia

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