Ahmadiyah Issue and Presidential nothings
The Jakarta Post | Editorial Following yet another attack on the Ahmadiyah minority on Sunday, what will President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono do? From experience — nothing. Nothing significant enough to […]
Ahmadiyah Issue and Government Solution: Problems Will Disappear if Ahmadiyah Disappear, Says West Java Governor
The Jakarta Globe: Just days after hard-line Islamic group members tore down the homes of an Ahmadiyah community in his province, West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan said violence against the […]
Only Two out of a mob of more than 400 hundreds arrested for Ahmadiyah mosque vandal
By Yuliasri Perdani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The West Java Police have named two locals as suspects in the recent attack on an Ahmadiyah mosque in Tejowaringin village in Tasikmalaya, West Java, a police official said. National Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Agus Rianto said on Tuesday that the West Java […]
Another Ahmadiyah Mosque Sealed in West Java
The Jakarta Post: West Java’s persecuted Ahmadiyah Muslim sect suffered another blow on Tuesday as Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) officers shuttered a mosque in Depok amid complaints from community […]
President of Indonesia SBY ‘Undeserving’ of Award for Tolerance: Rights Group
By Jakarta Globe on 12:26 am May 7, 2013. An Indonesian human rights organization has blasted a US-based interfaith group’s decision to recognize President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for championing religious […]
National Police to Set Up Task Force to Investigate Tasikmalaya Ahmadiyah Attack
The Jakarta Globe: The National Police have set up a special team to investigate Sunday’s attack on the Ahmadiyah community in Tasikmalaya, West Java, by Islamic hard-liners. A mob of […]
Mob ransacks Ahmadiyah village
According to the spokesman, 29 buildings were damaged in the attack, including a mosque, a mushola (small mosque) and an elementary school. The Jakarta Post: ….. Unknown assailants attacked an […]
Islamic Hard-Liners Attack Ahmadiyah Community for Koran Recital
The Jakarta Globe An Ahmadiyah community in Tasikmalaya, West Java, was left in shambles on Sunday after hundreds of Islamic hard-line group members destroyed homes in their village. Asep Taufik […]
Indonesian Government Tramples on Religious Freedom- US Agency
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Islam Under Siege: Almost four weeks later Bekasi Ahmadis remain in sealed mosque
“The administration has to protect and enforce religious freedom for minority groups, instead of being one of the actors attacking religious minority groups,” The Jakarta Post, Jakarta: Twenty Ahmadiyah followers […]
President of Indonesia on twitter: @SBYudhoyono
Please continue to approach His Excellency the President of Indonesia on Human Rights Issues. Is he not aware of them? I for instance sent him today the following messages: Rafiq […]
INDONESIA: Government collaborates with non-tolerant groups in closing down three Ahmadi mosques in Cianjur
ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION – URGENT APPEALS PROGRAMME INDONESIA: Government collaborates with non-tolerant groups in closing down three Ahmadi mosques in Cianjur ISSUES: Freedom of religion; minorities; non-state actors; police […]
Bali festivals: tradition of co-existence
Bali festivals showcase interfaith bonding …………. Pointing to the recent incident where the Islamic Defender’s Front pressured the closure of three Ahmadiyah mosques in West Java, Suratna stated “ We […]
Ahmadiyah sect under siege in Indonesia
Online news: A group of minority Ahmadiyah Muslims have been holed up in an Indonesian mosque since authorities shuttered it earlier this month, in a stand-off that starkly illustrates the […]
Ahmadis enclaved in Al Misbah mosque
Ahmadis, with about half a million followers in the country, are regularly bullied or attacked. Twenty Ahmadis are still inside a mosque surrounded by the authorities, reflecting the growing religious […]
Eighty-five percent of houses of worship in Indonesia are unlicensed
Building permits unevenly enforced in Indonesia Khabar South Asia: Several houses of worship in Indonesia have been closed or torn down because they lacked the required approval. But some say […]
Ahmadiyah sect under siege in Indonesia
The Star: BEKASI, Indonesia: A group of minority Ahmadiyah Muslims have been holed up in an Indonesian mosque since authorities shuttered it earlier this month, in a stand-off that starkly […]
Marching for a more tolerant Indonesia
Members of Indonesia’s largest Muslim organisation join the protest calling for the protection of religious freedom. Khabar South Asia: It is rare when leaders from numerous religious communities gather to […]
The struggle of religious minorities in Indonesia
BBC: An ongoing conflict between the Ahmadiyah community and the local government has been drawing attention to what rights groups say is an increasing trend of intolerance in Indonesia. The […]