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Society 7 months ago
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Religious Affairs Ministry vows crackdown on intolerance
The Religious Affairs Ministry has pledged to act firmly in addressing recurring incidents of violent intolerance in Indonesia by involving the police and the intelligence agency, while rights groups push for inclusive, grassroots-based solutions.
Society 7 months ago
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Attack on prayer house injures children, sparks outrage over state inaction
Human rights groups have strongly condemned a recent mob attack on a Christian prayer house in Padang, West Sumatra, accusing authorities of enabling religious intolerance through inaction and dismissive responses.
Society 8 months ago
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State turns blind eye to rising intolerance
Religious intolerance in Indonesia is back in the spotlight after the alleged vandalism of a house hosting a Christian youth retreat in Sukabumi, West Java, with criticism mounting over the government’s perceived leniency following its plan to seek a suspended sentence for the seven suspects involved.
Lifestyle 4 years ago
Makassar cathedral bombing raises doubts about city’s religious tolerance
Following a suicide bomb attack at a cathedral in Makassar that left around 20 people wounded, residents and former residents of the biggest eastern Indonesian city assess the state of religious tolerance.
Opinion 6 years ago
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Belgium-Indonesia 70 years: From phallic symbols to niqab
Belgium and Indonesia were selected as nonpermanent members of the UN Security Council for the 2019-2020 period (together with Germany, South Africa and the Dominican Republic), which means the two countries will work even more closely together. Consolidation of our 70-year relationship and our mutual commitment to world peace, the environment and gender equality?
Opinion 6 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.
