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

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil has announced the formation of the Tolerance Task Force to maintain peace during services of any religion following at least two incidents in the pas

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has given a clear warning against intolerant mass organizations on his Twitter account, following a series of raids by hardline groups on shops, restaurants

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Haeril Halim, Jakarta/Yogyakarta – Following the decision of some local police leaders to back a campaign by firebrand Muslim groups to crack down on Christmas celebration

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Indonesian police have been accused by mainstream Muslim groups of weakening the rule of law by providing security for Islamic hardliners who visited shopping centres in

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya, East Java – Managers of shopping centers in Surabaya, East Java, have vowed not to require Muslim employees to wear Christmas attire at work this holiday season, fol

Jakarta – National Police chief Gen.

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – With the number of intolerance and human rights cases in Yogyakarta remaining high this year, NGOs are calling on law enforcers to take stern action against the perpe

Surabaya – The Surabaya Police escorted Islam Defenders Front (FPI) members on Sunday as they raided shopping malls in the East Java capital to check whether outlets had ordered employees to wear C

Bambang Muryanto and Ahmad Junaidi, Jakarta and Yogyakarta – More than 300 anthropologists from across the country have asked the government to protect Indonesian values and take stern action again

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Under pressure from the Bekasi branch of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI), the Honda Mitra outlet on Jl. Raya Jati Asih, Bekasi, issued a statement on Dec.

Jakarta – A group that intercepted nine Muslims at El Tari Airport in Kupang last week has said its actions were not a form of "retaliation" for the recent disruption of a Christmas gathering in Ba

Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin said the Indonesian Ulema Council edict that declared wearing other religious paraphernalia was unnecessary was part of religious toleran

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – Amid growing religious tensions countrywide, a commemoration of the Prophet Muhammad's birthday, held by the Daarut Tauhid Islamic Boarding School in Bandung, West J

Jakarta – National Police Chief Gen.

Jakarta – Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil posted on his official Facebook account a series of notices regarding an incident on Tuesday, Dec.

Djemi Amnifu, Kupang – Nine Muslims from South Sulawesi who landed at El Tari Penfui Airport in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, on Thursday were intercepted by a group calling themselves the Brigade Me

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – On the heels of a series of intolerant acts by hard-liners, including the recent mob attack on a Christmas service in Bandung, West Java, Christian groups have sai

Bambang Muryanto and Arya Dipa, Yogyakarta/Bandung – Dozens of hijab-clad students were sitting in groups in the yard of Sanata Dharma Catholic University in Yogyakarta on Friday afternoon, seeming

Safrin La Batu and Ahmad Junaidi, Jakarta – Cases of religious intolerance could increase in Indonesia amid Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's blasphemy trial and ahead of Christmas c

Jakarta – The government should flex its muscles to protect the rights of all Indonesian citizens to conduct religious ceremonies according to their faith, a legal expert said on Thursday, Dec.

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil has asserted that religious services in the city do not require permits, though the organizer should send a notification letter to the pol

Jakarta – Chief Security Minister Wiranto has called on Indonesians to respect the right of all religious communities to practice their faith, while stating that no organization may disrupt such ac

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Universities in Yogyakarta with billboards featuring hijab-clad students do not violate ethical codes of advertising, a communications expert has said.

Haeril Halim, Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, and Bambang Muryanto, Jakarta/Yogyakarta – The National Police have come under fire for failing to uphold the law in the face of intoler

Haeril Halim and Arya Dipa, Jakarta/Bandung – The country's largest Muslim organizations have vowed to help protect Christians across the country ahead of Christmas, in the wake of the latest intol

Jakarta – West Java Governor Ahmad "Aher" Heryawan has lamented an Islamic group's raid of a Christmas celebration service in Bandung on Tuesday evening.

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

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

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

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.

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,

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

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

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

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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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

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

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

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.

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

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)

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.

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.

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

Sagara Kusuma, Jakarta – Whether you are Muslim, Catholic, Buddhist or an agnostic Indonesian student, today you can be a part of any clique.