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Indonesia: Christian student faces jail sentence for blasphemy

March 1, 2019 Indonesia Ahok, Blasphemy, Hizb ut-Tahrir, Indonesia, Islamic extremism, North Sumatra

Thousands of Muslim gathered in Indonesia's capital Jakarta on 26 October last year after a Muslim flag was burned. The incident also triggered a response from a Christian student and he is now facing a prison sentence for blasphemy. (Photo: Getty Images)

...in 2018 alone, according to Human Rights Watch. One of the most well-known cases was that of the former Jakarta Christian governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, widely known as Ahok. He...

Indonesian Christian ex-governor Ahok released

January 25, 2019 Indonesia Ahok, Blasphemy, Indonesia, Islamic extremism, Jakarta

Jakarta’s former governor ‘Ahok’, released from prison on 24 January. (Photo: Open Doors International) Jakarta’s former governor, known widely and simply as “Ahok”, walked out of prison today, 24 January,...

From China to sub-Saharan Africa, Christians experience high levels of persecution in 73 countries

January 16, 2019 Global News -- No Particular Country Buddhist nationalism, China, Colombia, Copts, Egypt, Hindu nationalism, India, Indonesia, Islamic extremism, Islamic State, Libya, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, Somalia, Vietnam, World Watch List

...trial of former Jakarta Governor ‘Ahok’ and his two year prison sentence for a faked-up, false charge of blasphemy (he’s due to be freed in Jan 2019) as evidence of...

Indonesian Christian governor Ahok set for early release from prison

December 11, 2018 Indonesia Ahok, Blasphemy, Indonesia, Islamic extremism, Jakarta, Minorities

...guilty of hate speech for editing the viral video that formed the basis for the allegations against Ahok. But the Supreme Court rejected Ahok’s appeal. Before Ahok’s trial, in November...

Indonesian musician faces jail for anti-Ahok hate speech

November 27, 2018 Indonesia Ahok, Blasphemy, Indonesia

Ahmad Dhani Prasetyo (Photo: Twitter, @AHMADDHANIPRAST )

...in 2017, reports the Catholic news agency UCAN. Ahmad Dhani Prasetyo stands accused of spreading hate speech on Twitter, targeting former governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as “Ahok”, during his...

Indonesia: Christian politician accused of blasphemy for opposing Sharia-based bylaws

November 22, 2018 Indonesia Ahok, Blasphemy, Indonesia, Jakarta, Quran, Sharia, Tangerang

Grace Natalie in a 2017 photo she posted on Twitter, alongside a message saying she had voted for the re-election of Ahok, the Christian former governor of Jakarta who is...

Indonesia: New religious education bill requires registration of Sunday schools

October 30, 2018 Indonesia Ahok, Blasphemy, Education, Indonesia, Indonesian Ulema Council, Joko Widodo, Minorities

Under the new religious education law churches will also need government approval to hold Sunday school and Bible classes. (Photo: World Watch Monitor)

...society, especially following the conviction last year of Jakarta’s former governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better known as “Ahok”, for blasphemy. Large protests held against Ahok during his trial were found...

‘Eliminate’ blasphemy laws, says US commission chief on International Blasphemy Day

October 1, 2018 Global News -- No Particular Country Ahmed Shaheed, Blasphemy, Minorities, Pakistan, Religious freedom, Southeast Asia, UN, USA

In some countries blasphemy is a very sensitive topic and often leads to riots and violence, like in Islamabad, Pakistan, in November 2017.(Photo: World Watch Monitor)

...tweet Mauritania: death penalty for blasphemy ‘even if they repent’ Jakarta’s governor, Ahok, jailed for 2 years for blasphemy “Even in countries that are not using these laws against individuals...

‘World leaders can’t continue to ignore persecution of Copts’

September 10, 2018 Egypt Copts, Egypt, Islamic extremism, Islamic State

More than 20 people lost their lives in the Palm Sunday attack on the St George Cathedral in Tanta, Egypt.

...he added. Imam Tawhidi, known for his role in interfaith diplomacy, last year volunteered to defend Jakarta’s Christian ex-governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (better known as “Ahok”) during his blasphemy trial....

Non-state actors behind most religious freedom violations in Indonesia – report

August 14, 2018 Indonesia Ahok, Blasphemy, Hizb ut-Tahrir, Indonesia, Islamic Defenders Front, Minorities, Religious freedom

Young people join protests against the former Christian Jakarta governor Ahok who was convicted of blasphemy in May last year. (Photo: World Watch Monitor)

Mass protests during former Jakarta’s governor Ahok’s trial, where Islamic hardliners called for his imprisonment. (Photo: World Watch Monitor) The number of religious freedom violations in Indonesia grew again in...

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