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religious-freedom

Politics 2 years ago

PREMIUM
Proposed govt control over places of worship draws criticism

A proposal from the BNPT to place houses of worship under government control has drawn pointed criticisms from leaders of religious organizations and civil groups, who have warned that such a measure risked violating human rights and curbing religious freedom.

Archipelago 2 years ago

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Hijab head-shaving at East Java school raises rights concerns

A teacher in East Java has caught the attention of human rights activists following reports that they forcefully shaved the heads of more than a dozen students as punishment for the students' failure to wear an internal component of the hijab.

Europe 2 years ago

Denmark to ban Quran burnings

Denmark stepped up security earlier this month following the backlash, as did neighbouring Sweden which has also seen a spate of Quran burnings in recent months.

Society 4 years ago

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Holocaust exhibition draws Muslim groups’ ire

Fringe Muslim groups have aired their grievances over a photo exhibition honoring Holocaust victims in North Sulawesi, alleging that it could be used as a way to endorse diplomatic relations with Israel.

National 4 years ago

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‘We felt left behind’: Yasmin church congregation rejects unilateral relocation

Bogor Mayor Bima Arya moves forward with a new relocation arrangement to settle the prolonged dispute between the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) Yasmin congregation and locals.

Opinion 5 years ago

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Walking the talk on freedom of religion or belief

The new religious affairs minister has rekindled hopes among minority religious communities in Indonesia who have lived in constant fears of persecutions these last two decades, often with little or no protection from the government.

World 5 years ago

US adds Nigeria to blacklist on religious freedom

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo designated Nigeria as a "Country of Particular Concern" for religious freedom, the rare inclusion of a fellow democracy in the US effort to shame nations into action.

World 5 years ago

India denies visas to US panel on religious freedom, says it has no standing

India has turned down a travel request for members of a US government panel seeking to review its religious freedom, saying such foreign agencies had no standing to assess the constitutional rights of citizens.