Jakarta – Human rights group Wahid Foundation – named after Indonesia's fourth president Abdurrahman Wahid – said on Friday (12/05) that religious interpretations and expressions should not be like

Jakarta – US Ambassador Joseph Donovan called on government and religious leaders across the archipelago on Wednesday (10/05) to speak out against intolerance.

Jakarta – The United Nations Human Rights Council has called on the Indonesian government to revise Article 156a of the Criminal Code on religious defamation, following this week's guilty verdict i

Jakarta – Many may find the results of a recent research study conducted by the Culture and Education Ministry about intolerance among students concerning.

Safrin La Batu, Ciputat, Banten – Lecturers at state Islamic universities, known for their moderate and progressive interpretations of religious tenets, should be at the forefront in tackling the r

Jakarta – The government issued a public appeal on Friday (28/04), warning against sermons that promote religious or ethnic intolerance in a bid to restore humane values to places of worship across

Jakarta – Fatayat NU, the women's branch of Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama, has called on the nation's women to unite against radicalism.

Danuta Kean – An artist who allegedly inserted political and religious messages into an X-Men spinoff comic has apologised, saying his career is over after fans complained about background images i

Jakarta – Top women activists issued a warning on Monday about the increasing threat of intolerance toward minority groups in the country.

Jon Emont, Jakarta, Indonesia – The transgender Muslim women gazed around the reception room with wonder.

Jakarta – French President Francois Hollande praised the Indonesian government during his first visit to the country on Wednesday (29/03) for its ability to maintain a policy of tolerance amid grea

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Was President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo promoting secularism when he called on the people not to mix religion and politics?

Jakarta – The Alliance of Civil Society for the Constitution (Amsik) alerted the public on Tuesday about an increasing number of intolerant practices involving children in Indonesia.

Chandni Vatvani, Jakarta – Hate speech was the most reported form of online crime in Indonesia in 2016, according to Indonesian police.

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's call for religious leaders and politicians not to mix religion and party politics has received a skeptical response from some quarters, wi

Devina Heriyanto, Cikarang, Bekasi – Dozens of protesters gathered in front of HKBP Karang Bahagia Church since Sunday morning did not dampen the spirit of worshipers attending their weekly service

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen.

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Salil Shetty, the secretary general of UK-based human rights organization Amnesty International, has asked Yogyakarta's Sultan Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X to continue

Bekasi – Police have fired tear gas to disperse hard-line Muslims protesting against the construction of a Catholic church in Bekasi, West Java.

Jakarta – The Semarang District Court in Central Java sentenced a man named Andrew Handoko to one-and-a-half years in prison for blasphemy on Monday.

Vincent Bevins, Prambanan, Indonesia – When Willie Sebastian bought a tiny piece of land to build a storage space, government officials in the heart of Java island delivered him an unpleasant surpr

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – Professors and academicians from various universities in Central Java announced on Wednesday their fight against radicalism and intolerance.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Human Rights Working Group (HRWG) has deplored the court's verdict that sentenced three leaders of the Fajar Nusantara Movement (Gafatar) to years in prison for bl

Phelim Kine – The Indonesian government's persecution of the Gafatar religious community resulted in blasphemy convictions today of three of the group's leaders.

Jakarta – The East Jakarta District Court has declared three leaders of the Fajar Nusantara Movement (Gafatar) guilty of blasphemy and sentenced them to years behind bars.

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Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – A study commissioned by rights group the Setara Institute revealed that during the past decade, the state of freedom of religion or belief being protected in Yogyakar

Fachrul Sidiq – The constantly under fire followers of the Ahmadiyah religious sect are facing yet another round of persecution.

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Andreas Harsono – Acts of religious intolerance and violations of religious freedom increased in Indonesia in 2016, with the country's religious minorities bearing the brunt of the rise.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Religious intolerance in the country has risen following President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's ascension to power in 2014 as the government has turned a blind-eye to in

Jakarta – Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil said his administration has issued more than 300 permits for non-Muslim houses of worship in the past five years to promote unity in diversity, one of the count

Jakarta – Some Muslim residents are taking part in organizing the first mass service for newly ordained Catholic priest Gregorius Primus Ama Maia CS at St.

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has vowed to intensify communications with regional administrations in an attempt to proliferate rights principles and

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) revealed Tuesday that West Java remained the most intolerant province, blaming some regional heads for neglecting th

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – The National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has recorded a steady increase of violations of religious freedom in the last three years.

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Jakarta – The government has tipped the establishment of a National Reconciliation Board, to be filled with leading public figures, to promote diversity and multiculturalism, Cabinet Secretary Pram

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – Regional administrations are the most frequent abusers when it comes to violations against religious freedom, a report released by the National Commission on Human Rights (

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The Bantul regency administration in Yogyakarta decided on Monday to replace the Catholic district head of Pajangan, Yulius Suharta, after protests from Pajangan dist

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – Amid growing religious intolerance across the country, particularly against minority groups, the National Police have urged religious clerics and all relevant stakeholders

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – Amid increasing acts of intolerance occurring in the country recently, the police have admitted that their role in enforcing the law against intolerant groups needs to be s

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – Indonesia's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) declared that religious tolerance weakened in 2016, marred by discriminatory acts against followers of differen

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – Jambi Police intensified an investigation over a Christmas tree decorated with the word "Allah [God]" in Arabic script allegedly erected by a four-star hotel in Jambi and quest

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Every Christmas the youth wing of Indonesia's largest Islamic organisation provides security outside churches to protect them from attacks by radical groups.

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil attended a Christmas celebration at Sasana Budaya Ganesa on Friday night, asking for forgiveness for the past service that was disrupted by conservat

Jakarta – Indonesian scholars are standing up against religious intolerance, which has gained a stronger foothold in the country recently.

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, known as a supporter of pluralism, would have been at the forefront of those condemning recent intolerant acts in the country

Jakarta – Amid rampant raids targeting shopping malls and business centers across the country banning the use of Christmas paraphernalia, Jakarta Military Commander Lt. Col.