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Politics 7 years ago
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Human rights concerns arise after Jokowi-Prabowo meeting
A prominent rights activist has suggested that both President Joko "Jokowi" Jokowi and Prabowo Subianto are on the same page in terms of human rights, noting that several issues, such as the persecution of minority groups, risk being neglected.
Opinion 7 years ago
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Majority power: Rejecting places of worship
The open rejection of non-Muslim places of worship has been a repetitive phenomenon in Indonesia lately. It’s heartbreaking to note that the lack of proper certificates, permission, or documentation are very rarely the main reasons for the rejections. Every single news report reveals the stronger reason is simply because “the area is a Muslim-majority area”.
Opinion 7 years ago
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Reviewing ‘kafir’ to end intolerance, inequality
In the previous months, we have been shocked by intolerant actions against two Indonesian Christians — including a deceased elderly woman. In mid-February, villagers in Mojokerto regency, East Java, opposed the burial of Nunuk Suwartini, 68, in Ngares village because of her religion. The most recent case saw a Christian artist, Slamet Jumiarto, 42, expelled from another predominantly Muslim neighborhood in Bantul in Java’s heartland, Yogyakarta.
World 7 years ago
China using AI to identify Uighurs across China: NYT
Beijing has already attracted widespread criticism for its treatment of Uighurs in the northwest region of Xinjiang, where up to one million members of mostly Muslim Turkic-speaking minority groups are held in internment camps, according to estimates cited by a UN panel.
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