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Indonesia’s growing religious intolerance has to be addressed

The Guardian:

On the third anniversary of a brutal attack by extremists Islamist which killed three Ahmadiyah men, religious intolerance remains. Religious minorities should be better protected

Exactly three years ago, on 6 February 2011, some 1,500 Islamist militants stormed the Ahmadiyah community in Cikeusik village in western Java. In this exceptionally brutal assault, which was captured on video, the attackers beat three Ahmadiyah men to death and seriously injured five others. Gruesome footage of the violence circulated widely on the internet, shocking Indonesians and the world. Police ultimately used the video evidence to identify several perpetrators, 12 of whom were convicted but given lenient sentences from three to six months’ imprisonment.

Neighbouring governments like Australia have good reason for concern about the Indonesian government’s apparently inability or unwillingness to protect the Ahmadiyah, a Muslim sect, and other religious minorities from bigoted thugs who act with apparent impunity.

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