Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – In a strongly worded statement, the Semarang Catholic Archdiocese has claimed that the incident in Purbayan, Kotagede, Yogyakarta, in which local resident
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December 19, 2018
December 18, 2018
Yogyakarta – Villagers of Purbayan in Kotagede, Yogyakarta, have cut off the cross on a Christian's grave, saying the religious symbol was not welcome in the village.
December 10, 2018
Every year, the Setara Institute for Democracy and Peace – an Indonesia-based NGO that conducts research and advocacy on democracy, political freedom and human rights issues – releases
December 8, 2018
Jakarta (Antara) – Human rights advocacy group Setara Institute has revealed its study that ranked cities based on its tolerance level through its third tolerant city index (IKT) that i
December 7, 2018
Jakarta – Depok in West Java is recruiting volunteers to monitor places and people in its efforts to map potential targets for dakwah (Islamic preaching).
December 3, 2018
Pasti Liberti, Jakarta – We'll just call him Teguh, who along with Hartoyo and his friends are active with Suara Kita (Our Voice, https://www.suarakita.org), an organisation fighting ag
December 1, 2018
Andreas Harsono – Following your own religious beliefs shouldn't be a crime, but in Indonesia, new technologies are helping authorities identify and potentially prosecute religious mino
November 26, 2018
Jakarta – Indonesia's national human rights agency said on Monday it was concerned about the launch of a mobile application by the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office, which allows members of t
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November 24, 2018
Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – The office of the Jakarta chief prosecutor (kejati) has launched a smart phone application called the "Social Beliefs and Teachings Monitor" (Pengawasan Aliran
November 15, 2018
Dyaning Pangestika, Wonosobo – The atmosphere was convivial in Wonosobo, Central Java, when 18-year-old Fikri Darmawan ordered three cups of kopi joss, the city's signature coffee that
October 30, 2018
Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto, the presidential candidate number 02, met with a number of religious leaders at Asshodiqiah Islamic Boarding School, Kaliwage, Semarang
October 25, 2018
Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Indonesia's religious harmony index declined following a rise in negative religious sentiments ahead of the 2019 elections, Coordinating Political, Legal and Secur
October 13, 2018
Budaya Syirik, Bantul – A Sedekah Laut traditional thanksgiving ritual in the Central Java regency of Bantul, which was to be held on October 13, has been cancelled after a mob wearing
October 2, 2018
Jon Afrizal, Jambi – After days of public outrage and uncertainty over the sudden closure of three churches in the provincial capital of Jambi due to permit issues, members of the churc
September 28, 2018
There were many tears in the East Sumatran city of Jambi yesterday as authorities sealed off three churches, each of which had been used as houses of worship for well over a decade, for
August 22, 2018
Toru Takahashi, Tokyo – Amid the Asian financial crisis 20 years ago, Ginandjar Kartasasmita, who was sitting in then-President Suharto's cabinet, not only fixed Indonesia's ailing econ
August 21, 2018
Estevao Nuno – The government through the Secretariat of State for Arts and Culture (SEAK) is ready to support the construction or rehabilitation of the sacred houses of Timor-Leste.
Many have been concerned about rising religious intolerance throughout Indonesia over the past few years, and the Setara Institute has been carefully documenting specific incidents in w
August 16, 2018
Phelim Kine – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo did something extraordinary in his annual State of the Nation address on Thursday: He issued a plea for tolerance.
August 2, 2018
Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Lisnawati, a resident of Simalungun regency in North Sumatra and the mother of Arnita Rodelina Turnip, has accused the regency administration of cutting her dau
July 31, 2018
The North Sumatra Ombudsman Office is investigating the possible violation of a woman's religious rights after she filed a complaint alleging that she had lost her college scholarship b
July 29, 2018
Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta – Twitter users are divided in responding to women's rights activist Tunggal Prawesti's recent post about SMP 4 state junior high school in Tangerang, Banten,
July 11, 2018
Harry Pearl, Jakarta – As a university student, Luna Atmowijoyo prayed five times a day, refused to shake hands with men who weren't relatives and was "more fundamentalist" than her pio
June 15, 2018
Jakarta – The Surabaya chapter of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) condemned the police for allegedly obstructing the burial of Kurriyah, 24, a membe
May 29, 2018
Sarah Yuniarni, Jakarta – The government must ensure the freedom of religion for its citizen, including for Ahmadiyah believers in Indonesia, as is guaranteed by the Constitution and in
May 21, 2018
Muslims in Dili, the capital of predominantly Catholic East Timor, have welcomed Ramadan with great joy.
Panca Nugraha, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – Twenty-three Ahmadiyah followers, mostly women and children, have continued to seek refuge at the East Lombok Police station, West Nusa Teng
May 20, 2018
Vela Andapita, Jakarta – It was in the middle of the day on Saturday when an unidentified mob destroyed several houses and attempted to expel the Ahmadiyah community from Grepek Tanak E
May 19, 2018
Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin has called on the public to respect Muslims who choose to wear niqab amid rising security concerns over the use of the face v
May 16, 2018
One of the details noted by witnesses of the suicide bombing on Sunday at the Gereja Kristian Indonesia (GKI) Church in Surabaya, committed by a woman named Puji Astuti who killed herse
May 12, 2018
Erwin Renaldi and Iffah Nur Arifah – The massive chicken-shaped building in Indonesia, is a place where people from different faith and religions come to find peace.
May 11, 2018
Max Walden – Parliamentarians from across Southeast Asia have warned of "dark forces" of intolerance in Indonesia, calling upon the government to act to counter rights abuses against mi
May 9, 2018
Phelim Kine – The Indonesian government's failure to address growing intolerance for religious minorities and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community has drawn rene
May 8, 2018
Dhania Sarahtika, Jakarta – What comes to your mind when you hear the word hijab, or the headscarf?
May 1, 2018
Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – The 2018 national Easter celebration at Lake Toba in North Sumatra got a warm welcome from the public as it was led by a female Muslim.
April 27, 2018
Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta, Central Java – Dozens of parents and female students in Surakarta, Central Java, have expressed their discontent with a rule that prohibits Muslims from we
April 14, 2018
JOE Cochrane, Jakarta, Indonesia – Growing up on the Indonesian island of Java in the 1970s, Dewi Kanti practiced an ancient form of indigenous traditional beliefs whose origins predate
April 5, 2018
When Indonesia's Constitutional Court decided to allow followers of Indonesia's numerous indigenous faiths (collectively grouped under the term Aliran Kepercayaan) to declare their beli
March 26, 2018
Benny Mawel, Jayapura – The height of a minaret at a Muslim mosque in Indonesia's predominantly Christian Papuaprovince has Protestants and Catholics hot under the collar as they claim
March 24, 2018
Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – Despite the rise of sectarian sentiments simmering across the country, the Religious Affairs Ministry's nationwide survey report arrived at a conclusion:
March 19, 2018
Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Jayapura Police said Monday that security in the regency and in Papua in general was under control after the Jayapura Churches Association protested v
March 14, 2018
Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – A group of people reportedly burned prayer mats, carpet and sarongs from Fathurrahman Mosque in Jambidan village, Bantul regency, Yogyakarta.
March 12, 2018
Last week, Sunan Kalijaga Islamic State University (UIN) in Yogyakarta made headlines in Indonesia and around the world after the university's dean made the controversial decision to ba
March 11, 2018
Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University (UIN Sunan Kalijaga) in Yogyakarta decided to revoke a counseling program for niqab-wearing students on Saturday a
March 10, 2018
A pair of Indonesian Islamic universities are pushing female students to ditch niqab face veils – with one threatening expulsion for non-compliance – as concerns grow over rising fundam
Jobpie Sugiharto, Jakarta – National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) Deputy Sandrayanti Moniaga revealed several reasonings that have risen following the controversial burka-ban im
March 9, 2018
Jakarta – Hendardi, the chairman of the SETARA Institute, an NGO focused on advocacy and research on democracy and human rights, has condemned an attack on St.
Jakarta – A district head in Tangerang regency, Banten, identified only as AK, 48, has been arrested for allegedly extorting money from a foundation that aims to build a church.
March 7, 2018
Jakarta – An Indonesian state Islamic university faced criticism from Muslim groups and activists on Wednesday after it banned female students from wearing full-face veils citing fears