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View all search resultsFollowing Pope Francis's messages urging interfaith dialogue, upholding tolerance and protecting diversity during his Indonesia visit, rights advocates have called on the government to take up the mantle by revoking discriminatory policies, such as the controversial 2006 decree deemed to restrict the constitutionally guaranteed freedoms of minority religions in the country.
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.
This Christmas season has brought especially good news to the country’s Christians, both Protestant and Catholic, because for the first time since COVID-19 cases were discovered in Indonesia in 2020 they will enjoy full freedom to attend Christmas services in person.
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