Indonesia: Christian student faces jail sentence for blasphemy
...in 2018 alone, according to Human Rights Watch. One of the most well-known cases was that of the former Jakarta Christian governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, widely known as Ahok. He...
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Indonesian Christian ex-governor Ahok released
Jakarta’s former governor ‘Ahok’, released from prison on 24 January. (Photo: Open Doors International) Jakarta’s former governor, known widely and simply as “Ahok”, walked out of prison today, 24 January,...
From China to sub-Saharan Africa, Christians experience high levels of persecution in 73 countries
...trial of former Jakarta Governor ‘Ahok’ and his two year prison sentence for a faked-up, false charge of blasphemy (he’s due to be freed in Jan 2019) as evidence of...
Indonesian Christian governor Ahok set for early release from prison
...guilty of hate speech for editing the viral video that formed the basis for the allegations against Ahok. But the Supreme Court rejected Ahok’s appeal. Before Ahok’s trial, in November...
Indonesian musician faces jail for anti-Ahok hate speech
...in 2017, reports the Catholic news agency UCAN. Ahmad Dhani Prasetyo stands accused of spreading hate speech on Twitter, targeting former governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as “Ahok”, during his...
Indonesia: Christian politician accused of blasphemy for opposing Sharia-based bylaws
Grace Natalie in a 2017 photo she posted on Twitter, alongside a message saying she had voted for the re-election of Ahok, the Christian former governor of Jakarta who is...
Indonesia: New religious education bill requires registration of Sunday schools
...society, especially following the conviction last year of Jakarta’s former governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better known as “Ahok”, for blasphemy. Large protests held against Ahok during his trial were found...
‘Eliminate’ blasphemy laws, says US commission chief on International Blasphemy Day
...tweet Mauritania: death penalty for blasphemy ‘even if they repent’ Jakarta’s governor, Ahok, jailed for 2 years for blasphemy “Even in countries that are not using these laws against individuals...
‘World leaders can’t continue to ignore persecution of Copts’
...he added. Imam Tawhidi, known for his role in interfaith diplomacy, last year volunteered to defend Jakarta’s Christian ex-governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (better known as “Ahok”) during his blasphemy trial....
Non-state actors behind most religious freedom violations in Indonesia – report
Mass protests during former Jakarta’s governor Ahok’s trial, where Islamic hardliners called for his imprisonment. (Photo: World Watch Monitor) The number of religious freedom violations in Indonesia grew again in...