Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama’s supporters wait for his release in front of Mako Brimob Prison.
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Creating a shared identity can be one of the most essential factors in conflict reconciliation.
Several Metro Mini buses on their way out of terminal Blok M in South Jakarta.
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Jakarta’s minibuses can survive because of their socio-political functions and relation to the interests of thousands of business owners and workers in the capital.
A protester walks near burning police cars during a clash with police at a protest against allegedly blasphemous remarks by Jakarta’s then governor, Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, outside the presidential palace in Jakarta in November 2016.
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The reasons for the rise in the number of blasphemy cases in Indonesia since the reform era are more than just religious ones.
A man protesting against the government’s new power to ban organisations deemed anti-Pancasila, Indonesia’s state ideology.
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A recently passed regulation in lieu of law allows the government to ban organisations deemed against Indonesia’s state ideology Pancasila. It marks a troubling turn towards ultra-nationalism.
The crime of blasphemy is about protecting God and Christian doctrine from scurrilous commentary, and Christians from offence.
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Laws against blasphemy privilege the feelings of Christians over other religious people, and have no place in a modern, inclusive society.
Contemporary Indonesia is heading down the path of conservative Sunni Islamism.
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Recent events in Indonesia should dispel any doubt about the rising influence conservative Sunni Islamist sentiment is having on the country’s laws.
Outgoing Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better known as Ahok, was sentenced this month to two years in prison for blasphemy.
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Ethnic Chinese and Christians in Indonesia have endured systematic and long-standing discrimination throughout the country’s history.
A candlelight vigil in Bali shows support for jailed Indonesian politician Basuki Tjahaja Purnama.
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Ahok is only one among many people in Indonesia who have been jailed under the country’s controversial blasphemy law.
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The election was a referendum on the future of Indonesia’s ethno-religious diversity and pluralism.
The 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election may be one of the most important local elections in Indonesia so far.
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Would religious and ethnic narratives be effective at swaying voters?