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Islamic Defenders Front (FPI)
![Indonesia Jails Activist Lawyer Over Islamic Radicalism Indonesia Jails Activist Lawyer Over Islamic Radicalism](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-04-06-075348.jpg)
Indonesia Jails Activist Lawyer Over Islamic Radicalism
By Associated Press
Munarman, a former human rights lawyer, was the general secretary of the now-banned Islamic Defenders Front.
![Indonesia Imprisons Cleric for 8 Months Over COVID-19 Breaches Indonesia Imprisons Cleric for 8 Months Over COVID-19 Breaches](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-28.jpg)
Indonesia Imprisons Cleric for 8 Months Over COVID-19 Breaches
By Sebastian Strangio
Over the past six months, the Indonesian government has intensified its crackdown on hardline Islamic groups.
![Indonesia Arrests Firebrand Cleric’s Lawyer Over Attacks Indonesia Arrests Firebrand Cleric’s Lawyer Over Attacks](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-27-13.jpg)
Indonesia Arrests Firebrand Cleric’s Lawyer Over Attacks
By Niniek Karmini
Police arrested Islam Defenders Front leader Rizieq Shihab's lawyer, Munarman, in a raid this week.
![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.
![Abu Bakar Bashir and the Renewed Jihadi Threat in Indonesia Abu Bakar Bashir and the Renewed Jihadi Threat in Indonesia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-01-08-2.jpg)
Abu Bakar Bashir and the Renewed Jihadi Threat in Indonesia
By Bilveer Singh
Could the cleric's release from prison reinvigorate Indonesia's fragmented jihadi movement?
![What the FPI Ban Does and Doesn’t Tell Us About Political Islam in Indonesia What the FPI Ban Does and Doesn’t Tell Us About Political Islam in Indonesia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-01-06-14.jpg)
What the FPI Ban Does and Doesn’t Tell Us About Political Islam in Indonesia
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A focus on episodic developments detracts from the wider trends at play in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country.
![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.
![Indonesian Police Kill 6 Supporters of Firebrand Cleric Indonesian Police Kill 6 Supporters of Firebrand Cleric](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-flag-2526462_1280.jpg)
Indonesian Police Kill 6 Supporters of Firebrand Cleric
By Associated Press
Rizieq Shihab was welcomed by tens of thousands of followers when he returned to Indonesia from exile on November 10.
![What Does Rizieq Shihab’s Return Mean for Indonesian Politics? What Does Rizieq Shihab’s Return Mean for Indonesian Politics?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-12-04-2.jpg)
What Does Rizieq Shihab’s Return Mean for Indonesian Politics?
By Bilveer Singh
The firebrand's return comes at a time of Islamist political ascendancy in Indonesia.
![Islamic Firebrand’s Return Heralds Instability for Indonesia Islamic Firebrand’s Return Heralds Instability for Indonesia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-11-11-1.jpg)
Islamic Firebrand’s Return Heralds Instability for Indonesia
By Sebastian Strangio
Rizieq arrived in a COVID-wracked nation that will be increasingly receptive to his message of Islamic purification.
![Zon, Zen, and the Art of Mass Mobilization in Indonesia Zon, Zen, and the Art of Mass Mobilization in Indonesia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-jokowi_berpidato_aksi_2_desember.jpg)
Zon, Zen, and the Art of Mass Mobilization in Indonesia
By Terry Russell
Islamists have gained strength thanks to political support from Prabowo Subianto's allies.
![The Fall of Ahok and Indonesia's Future The Fall of Ahok and Indonesia's Future](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-rts12wwq.jpg)
The Fall of Ahok and Indonesia's Future
By Nithin Coca
Ahok's defeat says less about the rise of Islamism and more about the strength of entrenched political interests.
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