M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The Indonesian Muslim Advocate Association [IKAMI] planned to file a report of religious blasphemy conducted by Ganjar Pranowo through a poem 'Kau Ini Bag

Jakarta – The people who reported Sukmawati Soekarnoputri, the daughter of the country's first president Sukarno, told the Jakarta Police during questioning that the use of the words sh

Jakarta – Several aspects of the Supreme Court's rejection of the case review petition filed by former Jakarta governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama against his blasphemy conviction, i

The controversy over a poem read last week by Sukmawati Soekarnoputri, daughter of Indonesia's first president and founding father Soekarno, has now become a divisive issue among many o

James Massola & Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of central Jakarta to demand the daughter of the country's first president be jailed for

Adam Harvey – One of Indonesia's most respected Islamic clerics has issued a call for calm as religious conservatives attack the daughter of the nation's first president, Sukarno.

James Massola & Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – The daughter of Indonesia's former president Sukarno has apologised to all Indonesian Muslims after she was accused of reading a poem that

Persaudaraan Alumni 212 (PA 212), an umbrella group of Indonesian Islamic hardline organizations that was instrumental in staging mass protests against Ahok and influencing his eventual

Jakarta – A lawyer for former Jakarta governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has questioned the Supreme Court's decision to reject his case review petition.

Sukmawati Soekarnoputri, the daughter of Indonesia's first president and founding father Soekarno, is facing legal action over a poem she wrote that offended many after it was accused o

Jakarta – Supreme Court justice Artidjo Alkostar, who presided over a case review petition filed by former Jakarta governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, has denied claims that he is c

Not many people were surprised by the news that the judicial review (PK) filed by former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama challenging his controversial blasphemy convictio

Jakarta – Three days after the Supreme Court rejected former Jakarta governor Basuk "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's petition for a case review into his blasphemy conviction, a report has emerg

James Massola & Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – The Christian former governor of Jakarta has had a request to slash his two-year jail term for blasphemy rejected by the Supreme Court, in

Supporters of former Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama hoping for the reduction of his controversial blasphemy sentence would be massively disappointed as the Supreme Court (MA) th

Today was the first courtroom hearing in former Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama's judicial review (PK) of the guilty verdict in his controversial blasphemy trial.

Jakarta – More than nine months after being convicted of blasphemy, former Jakarta governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has officially challenged his conviction through a case review

Zulkifli Muhammad Ali is a famous firebrand preacher in Indonesia who often gives sermons on TV programs such as Islam Itu Indah (Islam is Beautiful).

Officials are using the dangerously ambiguous blasphemy law to target certain religious groups, while the police are carrying out invasive raids against LGBT people.

In his infamous speech in the Thousand Islands, former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama criticized those who misused Islam to attack him politically.

Few would have guessed that the next high-profile blasphemy case in Indonesia, after that of former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, would involve the former child singer

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The West Tanjung Jabung District Court in Jambi has sentenced local councillor Riano Jaya Wardhana to one year in prison and Rp 5 million (US$350) in fines for blas

Satria Dewi Anjaswari, Jakarta – A politician Fadli Zon views that former Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Ahok should not yet be granted a Christmas remission.

Jakarta – The lawyers of Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama have said that Buni Yani's 18-month prison sentence for hate speech is too lenient.

Buni Yani, the university lecturer who played a crucial part in Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's imprisonment for blasphemy and his defeat in the Jakarta election, is also heading to jail after bein

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Prosecutors at Bandung District Court want Buni Yani to be jailed for two years and fined Rp 100 million (US$7,384).

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – A soldier serving in Papua was dismissed from the Indonesian Military (TNI) and sentenced to 2.5 years in prison after being found guilty of blasphemy.

Andreas Harsono – The Indonesian government has just made it clear that the country's dangerously ambiguous blasphemy law is here to stay – which is bad news for beleaguered religious minorities.

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – A NasDem Party councilor in Tanjungjabung Barat regency in Jambi province has been detained on charges of inciting hostility toward Muslims after writing a Facebook post deemed

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police are set to reopen an investigation into a case of alleged blasphemy involving University of Indonesia (UI) lecturer Ade Armando following a S

Andreas Harsono – Indonesian authorities wielding the country's dangerously ambiguous blasphemy law have claimed another victim: Siti Aisyah, the owner of an Islamic school in Mataram, Lombok Islan

Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – Siti Aisyah, the owner of an Islamic learning center, has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison for spreading "misguided" Islamic teachings.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama will not testify as a witness in a court hearing against defendant Buni Yani who is standing trial for all

Max Walden – Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs is preparing revisions to the country's so-called Religious Rights Protection Bill that would significantly expand the definition of blasphemy

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Police have detained over alleged hate speech Muhammad Hidayat, the man who reported President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's youngest son, Kaesang Pangarep.Hid

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – A panel of judges at the Bandung District Court has decided to continue the trial of Buni Yani, the uploader of a controversial video showing former Jakarta governor

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have decided to drop the hate speech report filed by a man against President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's youngest son, Kaesang Pangarep.

Indonesian police on Thursday says it is planning to question President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's youngest son over allegations of blasphemy and hate speech.

Fachrul Sidiq and Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Kaesang Pangarep, the youngest child of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, has been reported to the Bekasi Police for allegedly broadcasting hate speech on YouT

Jakarta – Well-wishers, including celebrities, have sent birthday messages and prayers to former Jakarta governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, who is currently serving a prison sentence, to mark

Max Walden – Indonesian netizens have come out in droves to wish former Jakarta governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama a happy birthday, which he will celebrate behind bars.

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned about the implementation of The Blasphemy Law Number 1/PNPS/1965 on the Prevention of "Religious Abuse and/or Defamation.

The Indonesian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release three people convicted under the country's blasphemy laws for peacefully practicing their beliefs, Amnesty International said

Indonesian authorities have increasingly made use of a range of oppressive blasphemy laws to imprison individuals for their beliefs, contributing to an intensifying climate of intoleran

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Activists in Aceh on Wednesday protested a local Islamic council's recent edict accusing a cleric in South Aceh district of blasphemous teachings.

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The Indonesian government should immediately drop the case against Tajul Muluk, which highlights the threat Indonesia's blasphemy law poses to religious freedom.

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Human Rights Council
Twentieth session
Agenda Item 3
Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression