Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has received reports about the involvement of children in a massive rally staged by Islamic groups around the National Monume

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Thousands of Muslims gathered in Medan, North Sumatra, on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the 2016 anti-Ahok rally as they followed in the footsteps of their

Dewi Nurita, Taufiq Siddiq and Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab repeatedly reminded participants of the 212 reunion rally that 2019 marks the ye

Antara, Jakarta – Deputy Secretary General of the Indonesia Ulema Council (MUI) Tengku Zulkarnain called on younger generation who attended the 212 alumni reunion in Jakarta on Sunday t

Muhamad Al Azhari, Jakarta – Opponents of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has marked Dec.

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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – The name of presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto was shouted repeatedly during a 212 Reunion action on December 2 at the National Monument (Monas) in Central J

It's pretty much an open secret that the 212 mass protest on December 2, 2016, that saw hundreds of thousands of demonstrators demand the imprisonment of former Jakarta Governor Basuki

Sheany, Jakarta – It is nearly two years since thousands of protesters took to the streets of Central Jakarta to demand the arrest of then-Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama on blas

Jakarta – Police say it will be business as usual on Sunday, when Islamic groups are expected to gather again at Monas square in Gambir, Central Jakarta, exactly two years after a large

Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta – Authorities in Jakarta are preparing for the worst when Islamic group 212 Rally Alumni is expected to gather at the National Monument (Monas) square in Centr

This Sunday will mark exactly two years since the massive hardliner-led protest against former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama for his alleged blasphemy that took place o

December 2, 2016 is a date with huge significance to many of Indonesia's Islamic organizations.

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Spokesman of the 212 alumni brotherhood (PA 212) Novel Bamukmin called for its members to avert from gathering at the Istiqlal Mosque during the grou

Jakarta – The Secretary General of the Islamic Community Forum (FUI), Muhammad Al Khaththath, says that it is haram to vote for candidates – whether they are running for the executive o

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – Indonesia Madani Circle (LIMA) director Ray Rangkuti believes that the planned reunion of the Alumni 212 on December 2 is purely a political activity and has no

West Sumatra Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI) chairperson Buya Gusrizal Gazahar has forbidden (mengharamkan) the Islamic community from voting for leaders who reject bylaws (perda) based

Theresia Sufa, Bogor – The Bogor Police refused to give permission to an event that was meant to be held at the Az-Zikra Mosque in Bogor regency on Nov.

Friski Riana, Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla compared sermons in Malaysian mosques to Indonesia.

Jakarta – A planned rally to protest the recent burning of a black flag bearing an Islamic creed is a waste of energy and not relevant, a senior government official has said.

A huge protest march in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Friday brought thousands of Muslims to the streets waving black flags emblazoned with the shahada, the Muslim declaration of faith ("There

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – The government has called for unity and asked the nation not to succumb to provocations by the banned mass organization Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia.

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu – The Central Sulawesi Police are investigating a recent attack against the Palu secretariat office of GP Ansor, the youth wing of the country's largest Muslim org

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Ganug Nugroho and Sri Wahyuni, Jakarta/Klaten/Yogyakarta – The uproar surrounding a recent flag-burning incident reached new heights on Friday, with thousands of

Audrey Santoso, Jakarta – A group of people who were part of a Defend the Tauhid [Oneness of God] action at the Poso regency House of Representatives (DPRD) in Central Sulawesi have tak

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Following the Islamic flag burning incident that has led to protests by thousands of people around the country, Muslim leaders assembled on Friday night to

Ika DefiantiIka Defianti, Jakarta – A Defend the Tauhid [Oneness of God] action in Jakarta on Friday by a group of people angered over the burning of the Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) f

Organisers of an Indonesian movement to promote a moderate brand of Islam cancelled a mass rally after its youth supporters burned the flag of an outlawed hard line Muslim group, sparki

Jakarta – Hundreds of protesters dubbing themselves as the Tauhid Words Defending Action Movement staged a protest in front of the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Securit

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – Participants of the Global Unity Forum (GUF) II, an international interfaith forum jointly hosted by Nahdlatul Ulama's youth wing GP Ansor and the Bayt Ar Rahm

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Hundreds of protesters took to the street on Friday against the recent burning of a black flag bearing an Islamic creed written in Arabic, demanding th

Jakarta – Indonesia's second largest Islamic organization, Muhammadiyah, has urged Muslims across the country to remain calm over the flag-burning incident that occurred on Monday at a

Jakarta – Three men who took down a black flag with an Islamic creed written in Arabic and burned it during National Santri (Islamic students) Day in Garut, West Java, apologized on Tue

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Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – A video depicting members of the civilian security unit under the Nahdlatul Ulama's Ansor youth wing (Banser) burning what is believed to be a Hizbut Tahrir I

The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) has held a commemoration of National Santri Day at an event which also celebrated the anniversary of the Indonesian Islamic Boarding School Students Fr

The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) has held a commemoration of National Santri Day at an event which also celebrated the anniversary of the Indonesian Islamic Boarding School Students Fr

Presidential candidate Number 2, Prabowo Subianto, has received a boost in support from the Indonesian Islamic Boarding School Students Front (Front Santri Indonesia, FSI) which was est

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – Since the 2019 presidential campaign period officially opened on September 22, both presidential and vice presidential tickets have waged "guerrilla warfare" th

Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Fanny Potkin, Jakarta – Hardline Islamists protested in Indonesia's capital on Wednesday over the investigation of an opposition activist who claimed that bruisi

Syafiul Hadi, Jakarta – The Jokowi-Ma'ruf campaign team deputy chairman Arsul Sani revealed that the presidential and vice presidential hopefuls will present several programs that will

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Presidential and vice presidential hopefuls Prabowo Subianto – Sandiaga Uno have yet to configure the final structure of its campaign team on Tuesday eve

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's running mate in the 2019 election, Muslim cleric Ma'ruf Amin, has responded to a recent gathering of clerics and Musli

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto signed on Sunday an "integrity pact" with ulemas and Muslim activists united under the National Movement to Safeguard the Ulema Fatwa (

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Sandiaga Uno, a future vice presidential candidate, pledged to follow the rules and conditions regarding the campaign for 2019 presidential election.

Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin has said that he is against the intimidation of religious preachers, including ustadz (Muslim teacher) Abdul Somad.

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Secretary General of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Eddy Soeparno, said that his party will not exercise politics of identity in the 2019 Presidential Election.

The Deputy Chairperson of Prabowo Subianto's Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), Ferry Juliantono, says that it is natural to use identity politics in general elections because

Rezki Alvionitasari, Jakarta – Djoko Santoso, the deputy chairman of the Gerindra Party's supervisory council, said a number of ulemas from the National Movement to Safeguard the Ulema