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View all search resultsMinority congregations such as GKI Yasmin and HKBP Filadelfia must hunker down this Christmas and hold virtual church services due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but the mobility curbs are anything but new for them.
Some Indonesian Christians are prevented from holding prayers and services because of various laws, in particular a joint ministerial decree that has long made it difficult for religious minorities to get permits to build their places of worship.
Several activists affiliated with local nongovernmental organizations have criticized the president for overlooking persistent issues that have long plagued the country, such as the rights of religious minorities and the re-evaluation of laws deemed prone to exploitation.
Members of GKI Yasmin and HKBP Filadelfia held their Christmas services in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta for the sixth consecutive year on Monday, as they were again denied permits by their local administrations to hold services in their own church buildings.
Hundreds of parishioners of the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) Yasmin and the Filadelfia Batak Church (HKBP Filadelfia) held Easter services in front the State Palace amid a prolonged dispute over their houses of worship.
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