Rights group Amnesty International demanded on Wednesday that Indonesian authorities drop blasphemy charges against Tajul Muluk, a local Shiite leader displaced from his village in East

Lutfi Rakhmawati, Jakarta – Parishioners of HKBP Filadelfia in Bekasi, West Java, say that they have been intimidated for too long. On Sunday, enough was apparently enough.

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – The Madurese Shia leader who became a target of arson recently in the wake of mounting suspicion by mainstream Muslims about misleading practices, is now fa

Lutfi Rakhmawati, Jakarta – The embattled GKI Taman Yasmin congregation in Bogor observed Easter peacefully on Sunday as worshippers hoped for an end to their intimidation.

Jakarta – Religious services for Easter went peacefully on Friday as many Indonesian Christians celebrated Good Friday at churches and houses of worship across the country.

Made Arya Kencana & Fitri, Denpasar/Mataram – It was an unusual sight for anywhere in Indonesia: Muslim men arriving for Friday prayers in an atmosphere of complete silence, without

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya – At least 23 Shiite followers from Sampang, Madura, in East Java, have been forced to lead a nomadic life after an anti-Shiite group threatened to kill t

Carla Isati Octama – When President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono addressed a gathering of the foreign ambassadors in Indonesia last month, he drew a flurry of criticism for brushing off the

Fitri, Mataram – More than a hundred displaced followers of the Islamic Ahmadiyah sect who for years have had to live in shelters in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, have still not been reg

Yuli Krisna, Bandung – A group of West Java residents who admitted vandalizing an Ahmadiyah mosque last week have been charged with an offense that could land them in prison for up to f

Vento Saudale, Bogor – Former Vice President Jusuf Kalla has offered a helping hand as a mediator in the GKI Yasmin dispute, saying he is happy to help if the opposing parties – the Bog

Cianjur, West Java – Twenty men have been named suspects in the Friday attack on a mosque used by Ahmadiyah sect members in Cipeuyeum village, Cianjur, West Java, police said.

James Balowski, Jakarta – A civil servant who posted "God does not exist" on his Facebook page has been arrested and charged under Indonesia's draconian anti-blasphemy law.

Robertus Wardi – The government plans to allow people who do not identify with any of the six official religions to leave the religion column on their identity cards blank, the Home Aff

Yuli Krisna & Ulma Haryanto, Cianjur, West Java – A mob of about 50 people attacked and vandalized a mosque on Friday that was being used by the beleaguered Ahmadiyah sect.

Agus Triyono – Disappointed with the president's vague pledges to "resolve" the plight of GKI Yasmin church, the nation's main Christian organizations have taken the matter to the Const

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Critics have slammed President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for his hands-off approach to the impasse involving the Bogor city administration and the Indonesian

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – Six years after having been evicted from their villages, Ahmadis still see any settlement to their problems far off on distant horizon.

Ulma Haryanto – After more than a year of being banned from praying inside their own church by Bogor administration and local militant groups, members of the embattled GKI Yasmin church

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi said he had done everything possible to convince Islamic groups that have rejected the presence of the Indonesian Christian Churc

Vento Saudale – The chief of Bogor's public order agency says he has been named a police suspect for blocking people from praying outside the illegally sealed GKI Yasmin church last Oct

Testriono – The GKI Yasmin congregation in Bogor has been prohibited by the local administration from holding services in its church for years.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) Yasmin congregation's long fight for their right to pray in their church went back to square one on Wednesday when th

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Islamist parties demanded on Wednesday that the government ignore a Supreme Court ruling to unseal the GKI Yasmin church in Bogor, forcing the legislature to

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Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono does not have the authority to step into a protracted dispute between Christian worshippers and Muslim hard-liners over a church in Bogor, h

Ulma Haryanto – Despite international and domestic appeals to the government to bring to justice those responsible for the killing of Ahmadiyah followers in Cikeusik, Banten province, t

Agus Triyono – Activists are questioning the lack of response from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to a letter sent by international human rights organizations about the government's

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Sunday called on Indonesian Muslims to follow the Prophet Muhammad's example in living in a religiously diverse society and in overcoming differenc

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An embattled Indonesian church at the center of a long-running dispute with Indonesian authorities that has attracted headlines around the world, confirmed on Monday that one of its mem

Vento Saudale, Yuli Krisna & Ulma Haryanto – The embattled GKI Yasmin church in Bogor questioned on Monday whether there was police discrimination in the naming of one of its member

Indonesian Christians held a prayer vigil in Jakarta on Sunday urging President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to re-open their church and stop intimidation by Muslim hardliners.

Jakarta – Hundreds of congregation members of the GKI Taman Yasmin church, which is situated in Bogor, Greater Jakarta, staged a protest on Sunday in front of the State Palace.

Jakarta – Rights activists and religious leaders have urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to dismiss Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali for his frequent statements that cou

Ezra Sihite & Farouk Arnaz – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali said on Wednesday that the GKI Yasmin church dispute did not come under his jurisdiction, insisting that sinc

Bogor – At least 70 supporters of two hard-liner groups and officers from the municipality's public order agency forced the congregation of the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) at the

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Vento Saudale & Agus Triyono – The president is being challenged to uphold both his obligation as the head of state and his personal promise to resolve the

Vento Saudale – Hundreds of people from various radical groups launched a search on Sunday to find the location of the Yasmin church congregation's service and prevent them from worship

Ridwan Max Sijabat and Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Sinta Nuriyah, the widow of former president and religious pluralism icon Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, lambasted President Susilo Bamb

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali has denied allegations that the government is was not taking the GKI Yasmin Church issue seriously after a joint m

Sampang, East Java – Despite being assured of their safety by police and the local administration, Shiites living in two villages in Sampang, East Java, say they still face threats and

Mainstream Islamic leaders in Yogyakarta are claiming the right to oversee the activities of Ahmadiyah groups after local adherents of the sect were threatened by an angry mob on Friday

Vento Saudale & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Two legislators who joined the beleaguered GKI Yasmin congregation for Sunday services in Bogor got a firsthand view of the animosity dire

After days of negotiations, the local administration and police in Sampang, East Java, convinced 300 Shiite Muslim refugees to return to their homes on Thursday afternoon.

Jakarta – The embattled GKI Taman Yasmin church in Bogor, south of Jakarta, claimed on Thursday that its parishioners had experienced escalating intimidation and threats from detractors

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Camelia Pasandaran – In the long-running battle for churches to open houses of worship, some are asking whether a solution will ever come.

Camelia Pasandaran – With the GKI Yasmin church in Bogor still forced to hold services outdoors despite a favorable Supreme Court ruling, a church in Bekasi has been waiting since 2010