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View all search resultsThe IPPFoRB-APHR Jakarta Declaration presents an opportunity for Indonesian lawmakers and their Southeast Asian peers to take collective action in securing the guarantee for freedom of religion or belief for all peoples in the region.
The country still needs to make significant efforts to uphold freedom of religion as guaranteed in the 1945 Constitution, especially since government, whether central or regional, is often guilty of fanning the flames of intolerance through contradictory regulations.
Authorities in West Java's Garut regency have again forcibly closed a building used by the Ahmadiyah minority community as a place of worship, citing public threats to do so, amid recent reports highlighting the worsening condition of religious freedom in Indonesia.
During his presidency, Jokowi has shown that he means business when it comes to fighting religious conservatism, with the dissolution of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) and Hizbuth Tahrir Indonesia (HTI), two groups known for religious intolerance.
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