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UN calls for abolition of death penalty for blasphemy and apostasy

October 3, 2017 Global News -- No Particular Country Ahok, Amin Afshar Naderi, Apostasy, Asia Bibi, Blasphemy, Human rights, Indonesia, Iran, Mariam Ibrahim, Pakistan, UN, USA

During protests against Jakarta's Christian former governor Ahok for alleged blasphemy, some protestors called for the death penalty. Blasphemy is a criminal offence in Indonesia and carries a penalty of up to five years in jail. (Photo: World Watch Monitor)

During protests against Jakarta’s former governor Ahok, who was later jailed for blasphemy, some called for the death penalty. Blasphemy is a criminal offence in Indonesia and carries a penalty...

Worldwide blasphemy cases highlighted in USCIRF report

September 26, 2017 Global News -- No Particular Country Ahok, Asia Bibi, Blasphemy, Gad Younan, USA

...has released a new report referencing some of the most high-profile cases. ‘Selected blasphemy cases’ highlights the well-known trials of Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama in Indonesia and Asia Bibi in...

Indonesia: ‘Saudi influence behind rise in Islamic extremism’, as churches continue to be closed

September 19, 2017 Indonesia Banten, Bekasi, Bogor, Churches, Indonesia, Islamic extremism, Java, Nahdlatul Ulama, Pentecostals, Santa Clara, Saudi Arabia, Tangerang, Wahhabism

Thousands of Muslims from across Indonesia joined the Islamic-hardliners in Jakarta to protest against Jakarta’s (former) Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama ('Ahok') on 4 November 2016 for allegedly insulting Islam when citing a Quranic verse. (Photo: World Watch Monitor)

Thousands of Muslims from across Indonesia took to the streets to protest against Jakarta’s former Governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (‘Ahok’), on 4 November 2016. Ahok was adjudged to have insulted...

Indonesia ‘to guarantee rights of religious minorities’

August 4, 2017 Indonesia Ahok, Hizb ut-Tahrir, Indonesia, Nahdlatul Ulama, Religious freedom, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Wreaths displayed to honor those killed in the suicide bomb attack in the Kampung Melayu bus terminal, East Jakarta on May 24 2017. Indonesia's image of a secular nation is under treat as it faces increased influence of extremist Islamist groups. (Photo: Open Doors International)

...Tjahaja Purnama (known as ‘Ahok’), a Christian, who was sentenced two years in prison for blasphemy. Fearful A report published last month by advocacy group Christian Solidarity Worldwide found that...

Indonesia: religious minorities ‘fearful’ of growing intolerance, says report

August 1, 2017 Indonesia Ahok, Bandung, Indonesia, Jakarta, Java, Yogyakarta

The sentencing of Jakarta's Christian Governor to prison on blasphemy charges, focuses the spotlight again on Indonesia's controversial Blasphemy Law.

...the verdict. CSW’s report found that many religious minorities and civil society activists see Ahok’s high-profile trial and prison sentence as symbolic of rising religious intolerance in Indonesia. “Ahok’s case...

Protests as Indonesia cracks down on ‘groups that threaten state ideology’

July 17, 2017 Indonesia Aceh, Ahok, Blasphemy, Human rights, Indonesia, Islamic extremism, Joko Widodo

An woman in Indonesia's Banda Aceh gets caning in public from an executor known as 'algojo' for spending time with a man who is not her husband, which is against Sharia law on March 20, 2017. Aceh Province is the only place in the Muslim-majority country which implements the strict version of Sharia Law. In a move to stop the rise of radical Islamist groups, the Indonesian government has adopted a law that will make disbanding such groups easier. (Photo: Getty Images)

...year of Jakarta’s former governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as “Ahok”, a Chinese Christian who was accused and subsequently jailed for insulting Islam. The same blasphemy law that landed Ahok...

Indonesian schoolchildren ‘likely’ used notebooks containing IS propaganda

July 11, 2017 Indonesia Ahok, Islamic State, JAD, Joko Widodo, Papua, Sumatra

...rallies by radical Muslims and the two-year sentence given to Christian politician, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as ‘Ahok’, for blasphemy. However, President Widodo’s youngest son, Kaesang Pangarep, is to be...

Islamic State in Asia: what you need to know

June 29, 2017 Abu Sayyaf, Islamic State, Malaysia, Maute, Myanmar, Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, Rohingya, Samarinda, Selangor

...Tjahaja Purnama, also known as “Ahok”, an ethnic Chinese Christian. Ahok’s conviction last month for blasphemy, which coincided with his failed bid for re-election, followed mass protests against him that...

Indonesia’s social and political fabric stretched as bombs hit Jakarta

May 25, 2017 Indonesia Ahok, Bekasi, Blasphemy, Hizb ut-Tahrir, Indonesia, Indonesian Ulema Council, Jakarta, Java, Santa Clara

...trial and sentencing of Jakarta’s Christian ex-governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (also known as “Ahok”) as well as his withdrawal of his appeal puts the spotlight on the influence of radical...

Jakarta’s Christian ex-governor drops blasphemy appeal ‘for sake of the people’

May 23, 2017 Indonesia Ahok, Blasphemy, Indonesia, Islamic extremism

Jakarta's Christian ex-governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better known as 'Ahok', with his wife Veronica and son Nicholas cast their votes in Jakarta on April 19, 2017. Ahok announced today not to appeal his two year prison sentence for blasphemy. Photo: Getty Images

Embed from Getty Images Jakarta’s Christian ex-governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better known as ‘Ahok’, with his wife Veronica and son Nicholas, casting their votes in Jakarta on 19 April. Ahok...

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