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Blasphemy-Law

What Meiliana said similar to Kalla's statement, says rights group
National 7 years ago

What Meiliana said similar to Kalla's statement, says rights group

The Anti-Discrimination Struggle Movement (GANDI) is the latest rights group to condemn the blasphemy conviction of Meiliana, a Buddhist resident of Tanjung Balai, North Sumatra, for complaining about the volume of the adzan (Muslim call to prayer). 
The Meiliana Case: How a noise complaint resulted in an 18-month jail sentence
National 7 years ago

The Meiliana Case: How a noise complaint resulted in an 18-month jail sentence

How exactly did the case unfold from a simple noise complaint to an 18-month prison sentence?
Meiliana verdict demonstrates blasphemy law's 'injustice toward minorities'
National 7 years ago

Meiliana verdict demonstrates blasphemy law's 'injustice toward minorities'

Tony, a fellow resident of the city, said Meiliana's sentence was overly harsh compared to those received by the rioters.
Meiliana’s blasphemy conviction ludicrous: Amnesty International
National 7 years ago

Meiliana’s blasphemy conviction ludicrous: Amnesty International

The blasphemy conviction of Meliana, a resident of Tanjung Balai, North Sumatra, for complaining about the volume of adzan (a call to prayer) was ludicrous and should be overturned, a human rights group has said.  
Ahok to be free in January
City 7 years ago

Ahok to be free in January

Former Jakarta governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, who was sentenced to two years in prison for blasphemy, has had his sentence reduced by two months for Independence Day.
Prosecutors demand 1.5 years for Buddhist woman on ‘azan’ blasphemy charge
National 7 years ago

Prosecutors demand 1.5 years for Buddhist woman on ‘azan’ blasphemy charge

A Chinese-Indonesian woman of the Buddhist faith in Tanjung Balai, North Sumatra, faces a possible 1.5-year prison sentence after she was charged with blasphemy for saying that the azan (the Islamic call to prayer) that was blasted from a speaker of a mosque near her house was “too loud” and “hurt” her ear.
Essay: Watch your remarks in virtual spaces
Art & Culture 7 years ago

Essay: Watch your remarks in virtual spaces

Make sure you don’t make a tongue-in-cheek or snide remark when professing your own faith or talking about other people’s faith.
Blasphemy Law's victory
Editorial 7 years ago

Blasphemy Law's victory

This was the third attempt to annul the law.
Ahok to finish his term in prison, despite possible August parole
City 7 years ago

Ahok to finish his term in prison, despite possible August parole

Former Jakarta governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama may be released on parole in August but has said that he would carry out the remainder of his term.
Religious scripture :When 'blasphemy' was all right
Opinion 7 years ago

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Religious scripture :When 'blasphemy' was all right

Religious scripture, according to a famed poet, was filled with “lies that are believed in every generation”.
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