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Indonesia religious freedom
![Yasmin Church Dispute Reveals the Tensions in Indonesia’s Religious Policy Yasmin Church Dispute Reveals the Tensions in Indonesia’s Religious Policy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-11-01-090810.jpg)
Yasmin Church Dispute Reveals the Tensions in Indonesia’s Religious Policy
By Paul Marshall
One congregation’s struggle to build a new church is a microcosm of the conflicting currents of religious tolerance, religious harmony, and religious freedom in Indonesia.
![In Indonesia, a Rising Tide of Religious Intolerance In Indonesia, a Rising Tide of Religious Intolerance](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-10-12-004537.jpg)
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.
![Indonesia’s Mosque Loudspeakers Continue to Spark Controversy Indonesia’s Mosque Loudspeakers Continue to Spark Controversy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-04-26-193331.jpg)
Indonesia’s Mosque Loudspeakers Continue to Spark Controversy
By A’an Suryana
Indonesian government attempts to regulate the azan, or Islamic call to prayer, continue to inflame religious sentiments.
![Indonesia Bans Mandatory Religious Attire in Schools Indonesia Bans Mandatory Religious Attire in Schools](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-02-04-16.jpg)
Indonesia Bans Mandatory Religious Attire in Schools
By Sebastian Strangio
The move followed a social media outcry about high school students in West Sumatra being forced to wear the Muslim hijab.
![Indonesian Minister Pledges to Safeguard Religious Minorities Indonesian Minister Pledges to Safeguard Religious Minorities](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-01-04-1.jpg)
Indonesian Minister Pledges to Safeguard Religious Minorities
By Sebastian Strangio
The promise follows the banning of the Islamic Defenders Front, which advances a strict, austere definition of Islam.
![Seeking a Viable Alternative to Indonesia’s Blasphemy Laws Seeking a Viable Alternative to Indonesia’s Blasphemy Laws](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sizes/thumbnail/3650_524392c1a6d55.jpg)
Seeking a Viable Alternative to Indonesia’s Blasphemy Laws
By Desi Hanara
Instead of criminalizing blasphemy, Indonesia should focus on penalizing incitement to discrimination, hostility, and violence.
![Indonesia’s Election Is Over But Identity Politics Will Linger Indonesia’s Election Is Over But Identity Politics Will Linger](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-03_15-06-41.jpg)
Indonesia’s Election Is Over But Identity Politics Will Linger
By Benedict Rogers
Jokowi needs to make tackling intolerance a focal point of his second term.
![Stop Calling Indonesia a Role Model. It's Stopped Being One. Stop Calling Indonesia a Role Model. It's Stopped Being One.](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-04_13-01-44.jpg)
Stop Calling Indonesia a Role Model. It's Stopped Being One.
By Benedict Rogers
"It’s over for Indonesia’s tradition of moderation... In ten years, Indonesia could be Pakistan."
![Ahok Is in Jail. Where Does Indonesia Go From Here? Ahok Is in Jail. Where Does Indonesia Go From Here?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-03_15-06-41.jpg)
Ahok Is in Jail. Where Does Indonesia Go From Here?
By Benedict Rogers
"Indonesia’s pluralism isn’t simply in peril, it is on life support."
![Can Jakarta Governor Ahok Escape Indonesia’s Blasphemy Law? Can Jakarta Governor Ahok Escape Indonesia’s Blasphemy Law?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-23_15-28-15.jpg)
Can Jakarta Governor Ahok Escape Indonesia’s Blasphemy Law?
By Tobias Basuki
Ahok's fate will have huge implications for Indonesia's future as a pluralistic democracy.
![Charlie Hebdo a ‘Clash of Values,’ Says Indonesia's Former President Charlie Hebdo a ‘Clash of Values,’ Says Indonesia's Former President](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/sizes/thumbnail/16226_527c4ddc6dac9.jpg)
Charlie Hebdo a ‘Clash of Values,’ Says Indonesia's Former President
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Yudhoyono calls for limiting freedom to get past divide between Islam and West
![Does Indonesia's SBY Deserve the World Statesman Award? Does Indonesia's SBY Deserve the World Statesman Award?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sizes/thumbnail/3821_524393f553098.jpg)
Does Indonesia's SBY Deserve the World Statesman Award?
Many have protested Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s acceptance of the World Statesman Award.
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