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Basuki Tjahaja Purnama

October 12, 2022
In Indonesia, a Rising Tide of Religious Intolerance
By Laura Arman
Despite its official motto of "unity in diversity," the country is becoming increasingly inhospitable for members of religious minorities.

January 26, 2019
Indonesia’s Ahok Out of Jail and Back in the Limelight Ahead of 2019 Elections
By Stephen Wright and Niniek Karmini
The ex-Jakarta governor, convicted of blasphemy, has been freed from prison just months ahead of presidential elections in April.

August 15, 2018
Indonesia’s 2019 Election Heats Up With Vice Presidential Picks
By Erin Cook
The choices provided an extraordinarily dramatic start to what will be a closely watched race.

January 27, 2018
What Does Indonesia’s New Cabinet Reshuffle Mean for Jokowi’s Future?
By Erin Cook
The move comes as the county looks to upcoming elections.

December 09, 2017
What Did Indonesia’s Anti-Ahok Reunion Rally Reveal?
By Erin Cook
The event demonstrated the limitations of anti-Ahok sentiment in the country's capital.

October 06, 2017
Is Indonesia’s Military Chief Making a New Political Power Play?
By Keith Loveard, Shinta Eka Puspasari and Nalendra Yusa Faidil
A closer look at Gatot Nurmantyo’s apparent play for political power.

February 24, 2017
Ahok, the Jakarta Gubernatorial Race, and the Future of Indonesian Islam
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
Does the blasphemy scandal surrounding Ahok portend a transformation of Indonesian Islam?

February 18, 2017
The Trouble With Indonesia’s Ahok Test
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The political future of the Jakarta governor isn’t quite the litmus test some are claiming.
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