Ezra Sihite – Lawmakers on Wednesday called upon police to be extra vigilant in some districts in West Java, a province with increased incidents of religious violence, after residents a

Jakarta – The police have arrested the leader of the At Tijaniyah sect and evacuated 138 of its members following attacks on the group on Sunday in Cisalopa village in Sukabumi, West Ja

Ezra Sihite – The police have arrested 14 people allegedly involved in the killing of a Muslim cleric that triggered a recent attack on a minority Islamic sect in Sukabumi, West Java, a

Fitri – It was a solemn Idul Fitri for the 33 Ahmadiyah families who spent the holiday living at the Haj Transito dormitory in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara.

SP/Natasia Christy Wahyuni – Jakarta is, at heart, a pluralistic city despite the occasional flare-up of hard-line Islamic sentiment, the Indonesian Council of Churches said on Wednesda

Theresia Sufa, Bogor – The origin of the St.

Theresia Sufa, Bogor – Bogor regency administration issued an order on Monday to seal the St. Johannes Catholic church, due to permit issues.

Rahmat – Hundreds of people in Makassar, South Sulawesi, demonstrated on Monday against the construction of a church at a housing complex.

Jakarta – Members of the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) Yasmin and the Congregation of Batak Protestant Churches (HKBP) Filadelfia stage a rally in front of the State Palace to show

Reportage – Following a series of religious violent incidents in recent years, the Religious Affairs Ministry has been criticized for not doing its job.

In Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, government protection of religious freedom has been deteriorating, the United States says.

Protestors forced a church in Bandung, West Java, to shut down on Sunday amid claims that it was operating without a permit.

Jakarta – The government needs to show its authority and power in their actions toward religious violence carried out by radical organizations, otherwise minority groups will remain the

Arientha Primanita – Police blamed Bogor's Ahmadiyah community on Tuesday for inciting violence against them by being "introverted" and not being involved in social activities.

Farouk Arnaz – No one will be charged in Friday's mob attack on members of Bogor's Ahmadiyah community, the National Police said on Monday. "There are no suspects," Sr. Comr.

Vento Saudale – An angry mob attacked members of Bogor's Ahmadiyah community on Friday as a team of Dutch journalists tried to shoot a documentary on the beleaguered community.

Ulma Haryanto – The government needs to take back its statement boasting about Indonesia being a tolerant country after a recently released report suggests that cases of intolerance are

Jakarta – A survey by human rights watchdog Setara Institute found that although the number of instances of religious violence this year had dropped, there is still a worrying trend tha

Zakir Hussain, Jakarta – Indonesia says several churches in Aceh were ordered shut not because of deepening religious conflict or intolerance, but because they did not have local permit

Jakarta – Police remain inconsistent in their task of protecting religious freedoms, a study has found, though the National Police reiterated on Thursday their commitment to protecting

Ainur Rohmah, Semarang – Central Java has displayed a unique phenomenon in religious life as, although seeds of tolerance have been growing relatively quickly, signs of intolerance are

Bandung – The administration of Bekasi regency will fight against a court ruling in favor of embattled Batak Protestant Church (HKBP) Filadelfia over the construction of their church in

Bayu Marhaenjati – Bekasi district head Neneng Hasanah Yasin has asked members of the HKBP Filadelfia church to "cool down" and conduct worship at a location provided by the local gover

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The discovery that a regent in Aceh ordered 20 places of worship closed in April is raising concerns that growing intolerance will trigger communal conflicts

Ezra Sihite – Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi said that he was disheartened by "rumored" demands to close 20 churches in Aceh, explaining that local residents need to accept that In

Jakarta – Representatives of Christian worshipers from Aceh Singkil regency, Aceh, demanded on Tuesday that the government take action against what they say is the wrongful closure of t

Jakarta – Twenty churches in Singkil regency, Aceh, have been closed down and are likely to be demolished by the local administration.

Jakarta – The government claims that the 2006 joint ministerial decree on places of worship was drafted to maintain harmony between subscribers of different faiths.

Jakarta – Increasing religious intolerance as documented in a recent survey should be blamed on official indecisiveness in confronting hostile radical groups, an activist has said.

Jakarta – A recent study from one of Indonesia's rights watchdogs shows that Christians face the most religious rights violations.

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-087-2012

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Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-086-2012

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Arientha Primanita – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali refuted claims that the Indonesian government had poor record protecting minorities on Wednesday, calling Indonesia "the

Mataram – The West Nusa Tenggara government put dozens of Ahamdiyah Muslims at the bottom of its list to register for an electronic identity card, known as e-KTP.

The Asian Human Rights Commission called on Bekasi district Chief Neneng Hasanah Yasin to safeguard religious freedom and to enforce the law following several cases of assault, violence

Agus Triyono – Trying to counter the growing intolerance in Indonesia, the country's two largest Muslim organizations have expressed support for the protection of people's constitutiona

AHRC-OLT-009-2012

Dr. Hj. Neneng Hasanah Yasin
Regent of Bekasi
Komp. Perkantoran Pemerintah Bekasi
Desa Sukamahi, Kec. Cikarang Pusat
INDONESIA

Jakarta – An angry mob once again assaulted the members of the Congregation of Batak Protestant Churches (HKBP) Filadelfia on Sunday morning as the parishioners were trying to attend th

Ronna Nirmala – "Why would they build a church here when most of the residents are Muslim?" Taupik says. "What reason could they have unless it was to convert us all?"

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives plans to summon National Police chief Gen.

Sita W. Dewi and Novia D.

Jakarta – The Congregation of Batak Protestant Churches (HKBP) Filadelfia branch will file a report to the National Police headquarters in Jakarta following Thursday's mob attack agains

Camelia Pasandaran – A mob of Islamic hard-liners threw stones and bags of urine at the HKBP Filadelphia congreagation of the Batak Christian Protestant Church in Bekasi, on the outskir

Jakarta – Because of his refusal to obey the ruling from the Supreme Court, together with his defiance of various recommendations from the National Resilience Council (Wantannas) and th

Kupang – A local Interreligious Harmony Forum (FKUB) is questioning the construction of two mosques in Timor Tengah Utara, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) that allegedly lack the required endo

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Another Christian house of worship has been sealed off in Aceh Singkil district, bringing the total since last week to 17 and marking a new low for religious

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-071-2012

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Theresia Sufa and Lutfi Rakhmawati, Bogor – Hopes for significant progress in the protracted dispute over the sealed Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) Yasmin appeared to be fading again

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – The Aceh administration has shut down at least 16 Christian places of worship since May 2, alleging they were being run without permits and had been drawing c

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – A journalist says he is avoiding local police and has filed a complaint with the National Police claiming that the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) disrupted se