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Military Tribunal Law Overhaul Needed to Hold Soldiers to Account, Critics Say

The Jakarta Globe
27-03-2013

Rights activists are demanding immediate changes to the 1997 Law on Military Tribunals, in the wake of a deadly attack on police detainees that some have blamed on the Army’s Special Forces.

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Indonesian Christians protest church demolition

AFP
21-03-2013

Around 100 Indonesian Christians begged the government on Thursday to halt the demolition of their church, as hundreds of Muslim protesters branded them "infidels" and demanded the building be torn down.

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Bekasi Government to Demolish Church Without Building Permit on Thursday

The Jakarta Globe
20-03-2013

The Bekasi district government will demolish a church in Setu, Bekasi on Thursday because the church has no building permit.

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Few hard-liners, political elites behind religious violence: Ministry

The Jakarta Post
20-03-2013

A top official at the Religious Affairs Ministry claimed that attacks on religious minorities nationwide have been orchestrated by political elites and a small number of hard-liners and did not reflect rising intolerance.

Traditional Believers' Quest for Recognition in Indonesia

The Jakarta Globe
11-03-2013

Dewi Kanti, 37, has known only one faith all her life. But it has never been recorded on her identity card. She follows Sunda Wiwitan, a traditional folk belief indigenous to West and Central Java that incorporates meditation and thanksgiving rituals, among other things.

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Religious violence rising in Indonesia

Business Mirror
02-03-2013

Indonesia’s government, security forces and courts must do more to protect religious minorities from growing episodes of intolerance and violence, an international rights group said in a report on Thursday.

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Intolerance Could Make Indonesia Fail, Group Warns

The Jakarta Globe
22-02-2013

Indonesia could turn into the next Yugoslavia if it does not stop the rising tide of intolerance in the country, a tolerance group warned on Friday.

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In Indonesia, religious blends only improve families

The Daily Star
22-02-2013

A new survey by the Setara Institute for Democracy and Peace identifies which Indonesian provinces have the most instances of religious intolerance, demonstrating that the issue is unfortunately a real problem in the country.

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Critics slam new Indonesian security rule as open to abuse by ‘rogue’ politicians

Pacific Scoop
17-02-2013

An Indonesian researcher and advocate has condemned a controversial new presidential security regulation as open to abuse by regional government heads who often trigger conflicts.

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Religious Intolerance Exists In Indonesia, But So Does The Opposite

Eurasia Review
14-02-2013

A new survey by the Setara Institute for Democracy and Peace identifies which Indonesian provinces have the most instances of religious intolerance, demonstrating that religious intolerance is unfortunately a real problem in the country.

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