Jakarta – West Java Governor Ahmad "Aher" Heryawan has lamented an Islamic group's raid of a Christmas celebration service in Bandung on Tuesday evening.
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December 7, 2016
Marguerite Afra Sapiie and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Having admitted to an error while relaxing a civil registry requirement for native-faith followers, the government is seeking a resolution from a c
November 24, 2016
Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – In a Muslim-majority nation like Indonesia, Islamic education in public schools is expected to play a key role in instilling the values of tolerance among students.
Jakarta – Moazzam Malik, British Ambassador to Indonesia, ASEAN and East Timor, has expressed his admiration for the culture of tolerance applied by Indonesia, and urged the country's government an
November 22, 2016
Jakarta – An international NGO has urged President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to take seriously his pledge to promote religious pluralism in Indonesia by removing laws that can be used to persecute relig
November 19, 2016
Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – Hundreds of Buddhists in Medan, North Sumatra, held a joint prayer for peace and tolerance in Indonesia, amid rising religious tensions across the country.
Jakarta – Hundreds of residents from Greater Jakarta gathered around the Arjuna Wijaya Statue area on Jl.
November 17, 2016
Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The police's decision to name Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama a blasphemy suspect on Wednesday was detrimental to religious freedom in Indonesia,
November 16, 2016
Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Religious conflicts and nationwide violence continue to taint the state of tolerance in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, with the recent blasphemy
November 8, 2016
Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the country's largest Islamic organization, has pushed for inclusiveness across the country by launching a program aimed at bridging the gap
November 7, 2016
Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The violence that followed the massive rally in Jakarta, on Friday, has prompted activists to renew calls for the government to review the obsolete 1965 Blasphemy
October 31, 2016
Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Leaders of Ahmadiyah Muslim communities from Indonesia and Malaysia are complaining about the absence of state protection for their followers in the two countries.
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October 24, 2016
Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Mariana Ginting, 69, closed her Holy Bible as members of her congregation, which had just finished a Sunday service at the Pasar Minggu district office in South Jakarta, le
October 20, 2016
Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta – Former members of the Fajar Nusantara Movement (Gafatar) have long ceased association with the organization outlawed by the government, however, they are still findin
October 18, 2016
Ganug Nugroho Adi, Jakarta – Hundreds of former members of controversial group Fajar Nusantara Movement (Gafatar) in Surakarta, Central Java, has demanded the government stop the discrimination aga
October 8, 2016
Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Religious minorities are continuing to struggle to find appropriate places to worship in Jakarta even though the capital is seen as the most tolerant city in the country.
October 7, 2016
Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saefuddin has called on the South Jakarta municipality to help the congregation of the Batak Karo Protestant Church (GBKP)
Jakarta – Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has urged regional administrations to provide more room for the involvement of the Inter-Religious Harmony Forum (FKUB) in the decision-making processes of the
October 6, 2016
Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Despite having the largest Muslim population in the world, Indonesia, unlike neighboring Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam, has never made Islam its official religion so as to
Lita Aruperes, Manado – Members of minority groups like Shiites and Ahmadis have suffered persecution in several regions of Indonesia.
October 4, 2016
Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Darman Gerfasius Purba, a follower of indigenous faith Ugomo Bangsa Batak (UBB) in Medan, North Sumatra, once had a dream of joining the Army.
October 3, 2016
Jakarta – The South Jakarta municipality has closed down the Batak Karo Protestant Church (GBKP) in Tanjung Barat, Pasar Minggu, as a result of protests from neighboring residents for the church re
September 17, 2016
Sagara Kusuma, Jakarta – Whether you are Muslim, Catholic, Buddhist or an agnostic Indonesian student, today you can be a part of any clique.
September 6, 2016
Tanjung Balai – The Tanjungbalai municipal administration on Monday asked the Tri Ratna Temple Foundation board to immediately take down the Buddha statue that stands 6 meters tall on top of the te
August 31, 2016
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Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Defying his parents' admonition that he should simply accept his position as a member of a minority community, a young Chinese-Indonesian man has bravely reported to the polic
August 24, 2016
Ahmad Junaidi, Ambon, Maluku – Suhadi Cholil of Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University of Yogyakarta said students currently only study their own religions and learn very little about other faiths
August 15, 2016
Yogyakarta has been famous as the Javanese cultural capital and a center of excellence.
Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – One day in the 2015 fasting month, the field commander of the Yogyakarta chapter of the Indonesian Islamic Front (FUI), Muhammad Fuad Andreago, led dozens of his men
August 12, 2016
Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The US-Indonesia Council on Religion and Pluralism will tackle intolerant movements within Indonesia, the council's co-chair has said.
August 9, 2016
Haeril Halim and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/Tanjung Balai – Life has suddenly gone downhill for Meliana, a woman of Chinese descent living in Tanjungbalai, North Sumatra, ever since she complained ab
August 8, 2016
Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Tanjungbalai Police's move to report a woman for blasphemy after she complained about the volume of loudspeakers at a mosque near her house, which led to the worst raci
August 6, 2016
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The National Police have declared a war against hate speech on social media by arresting two people in Jakarta and Banten for posting racist messages on the web relate
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Apriadi Gunawan, Tanjung Balai – The Tanjung Balai Police will proceed with the legal prosecution against two suspects, Budi Herianto and Rifai Zuharisyah, who allegedly incited racial unrest in th
August 1, 2016
Haeril Halim and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/Tanjung Balai – While social media has been influential in effecting positive changes in society, it can have the opposite effect, as witnessed by the comm
July 31, 2016
Jakarta – The country's second-biggest Muslim group, Muhammadiyah, has called for greater religious and racial tolerance in North Sumatra following the burning down and destruction on Saturday of s
July 8, 2016
Jakarta – Mosque and church caretakers say they always use the Idul Fitri holiday as an opportunity to strengthen interfaith friendship and cooperation.
July 4, 2016
Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) plans to meet the new National Police chief, Comr. Gen.
Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has demanded more involvement from the central government in addressing a surge in cases of intolerance across the country.
July 3, 2016
Jakarta – Denpasar, Bali and Sumedang, West Java, are among regions where its administrations have been criticized by the national rights body for their poor performance in resolving religious free
July 2, 2016
Manado – North Sulawesi is making a name for itself as one of the country's most religiously harmonious regions, with the latest example a recent breaking of the fast event involving Muslims and Je
July 1, 2016
Jakarta – West Java maintained its poor record as the most intolerant province in the country, according to findings by a national rights body revealed on Thursday.
June 30, 2016
Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has called on the government to immediately help members of Muslim minority groups Shia and Ahmadiyah return to their hometowns and li
June 27, 2016
Jakarta – The Ahmadiyah Indonesia Congregation (JAI) has called on the mass media to be balanced in its reporting of news related to minority groups in Indonesia.
June 23, 2016
Jakarta – Amid the growing Islamic radicalism that has influenced many countries, including Indonesia, the country has to look no further than local wisdom to teach children peace and tolerance.
June 22, 2016
Jakarta – The East Lombok Police criminal investigation division released eight Ahmadiyah followers from Bagik Manis village, East Lombok regency, West Nusa Tenggara, on Saturday after detaining th
June 20, 2016
Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Most of the time, mosques are seen as places restricted only for Muslims to pray and carry out other religious activities.
June 18, 2016
Jakarta – An inter-religious breaking-of-the-fast gathering, or iftar, attended by former first lady Sinta Nuriyah Abdurrahman Wahid on Thursday had to be relocated following protests from Islam De