Three churches closed in Indonesia in permits dispute
World Watch Monitor Three churches were closed in an Indonesian village last week amidst rumours Muslims were planning to protest against the churches’ presence because they did not have the required permits. But a pastor from one of the affected churches in West Kenali village, Alam Barajo district, in Sumatra’s central Jambi province, told World […]
Non-state actors behind most religious freedom violations in Indonesia – report
World Watch Monitor The number of religious freedom violations in Indonesia grew again in 2017 and for the first time non-state actors were the worst offenders, reports the Jakarta Globe. Last year 213 incidents were reported, four per cent more than the year before, according to the annual report of the human rights group Wahid Foundation, […]
Ahok asks Indonesian Supreme Court to review his blasphemy sentence
World Watch Monitor Jakarta’s former governor ‘Ahok’ has appealed his prison sentence. PICTURE: Open Doors International. The Christian former Governor of Jakarta has appealed his blasphemy conviction to Indonesia’s Supreme Court. A court spokesman said on 20th February that it had received a request for judicial review from Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, who was sentenced […]
Indonesia sees reduction in religious freedom violations, says report
World Watch Monitor Indonesia saw fewer violations of religious freedom in 2017 than the year before, a national human rights group said this week, although it said it remained concerned about “the politicisation of religious and social differences”. In its 2017 Report on Religious Freedom and Religious Minorities in Indonesia, the Setara Institute said state actors (government, […]