Showing posts with label Indonesia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indonesia. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Indonesian Blasphemy Trial Underway For Woman Who Complained About Mosque Loudspeakers

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AP reports on the blasphemy trial of an ethnic Chinese woman in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. The woman was charged after she c...
Thursday, July 26, 2018

Indonesia Sentences Student To 4 Years In Jail For Anti-Muslim Facebook Post

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AFP reports that on Tuesday a court on the Indonesian island of Sumatra sentenced a 21-year old Christian university student to 4 years in ...
Friday, May 11, 2018

Indonesia Sentences Christian Man To 4 Years For Facebook Post Urging Conversion

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According to World Watch Monitor  and the Jakarta Post , in Indonesia on Monday a Christian cleric was sentenced to 4 years in prison and a ...
Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Valentine's Day Remains Controversial In Some Conservative Muslim and Hindu Areas

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Again this year, Valentine's Day is countering opposition from conservative religious leaders in some nations.  Voice of America report...
Monday, February 05, 2018

Court Stays Removal Of 50 Indonesian Christians Living In New Hampshire

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In Devitri v. Cronen ,  (D MA, Feb. 1, 2018), a Massachusetts federal district court stayed the deportation of 50 Indonesian Christians livi...
Friday, December 15, 2017

Indonesia's Constitutional Court Refuses To Criminalize All Sex Outside of Marriage

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Reuters reports that Indonesia's Constitutional Court yesterday in a 5-4 decision rejected a petition seeking to expand the definition ...
Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Indonesian Christians Get Temporary Stay of Deportation

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In Devitri v. Cronen ,  (D MA, Nov. 27, 2017), a Massachusetts federal district court issued a temporary injunction barring the federal gove...
Wednesday, November 08, 2017

Indonesian Constitutional Court Requires Recognition of Indigenous Religions

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According to an AP report , yesterday Indonesia's Constitutional Court handed down a ruling that will require recognition of adherents o...
Thursday, May 11, 2017

Indonesian Governor Sentenced To 2 Years In Jail for Blasphemy

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In Indonesia on Tuesday, Jakarta's outgoing governor, a Christian, was convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to two years in jail.  Comme...
Saturday, April 22, 2017

Pence In Jakarta Praises Moderate Islam

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Vice President Mike Pence's comments at his press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia on Thursday led Haaretz to run an article titled Pen...
Friday, April 21, 2017

Pence Meets With Interfaith Leaders In Indonesia

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Yesterday, as part of his trip to Asia, Vice President Mike Pence met with interfaith religious leaders in Indonesia.  The White House reado...
Thursday, November 17, 2016

Indonesian Governor Being Prosecuted For Blasphemy For Campaign Statement

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In Indonesia,  Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (also known as "Ahok"), former Deputy Governor of Jakarta who has been serving as its gover...
Friday, June 24, 2016

Indonesian Police Investigate Whether Facebook Post Was Blasphemy

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In Indonesia yesterday, Ade Armando, a lecturer in Communications Science at the University of Indonesia, was questioned by the Jakarta Poli...
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Indonesia's Supreme Court Penalizes Judges On East Java's Religious Affairs Court

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The Jakarta Globe reports that yesterday Indonesia's Supreme Court imposed unspecified penalties on 11 of the 12 members of the Religio...