Indonesia lifts threat to ban encrypted app Telegram
Aug 1, 2017
Indonesia's information technology minister says the government will allow the encrypted messaging app Telegram to continue operating in Indonesia because it's taking steps to block "negative" content
President orders thorough probe of Indonesia suicide attacks
May 25, 2017
Indonesia's president has ordered a thorough investigation of the network behind two suicide bombings that targeted police in the capital and killed three police officers
2 men in Indonesia caned dozens of times for gay sex
May 23, 2017
Two men in Indonesia's Aceh province have been publicly caned dozens of times for consensual gay sex, a punishment rights advocates denounced as "medieval torture"
Shariah court in Indonesia sentences gay couple to caning
May 17, 2017
A Shariah court in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province has sentenced two gay men to public caning for the first time, further undermining country's moderate image
Vigils held for Christian politician imprisoned in Indonesia
May 12, 2017
The imprisonment of a Christian politician for blaspheming Islam has triggered an outpouring of anger and support around Indonesia
Prosecutors seek caning for gay couple in Indonesia's Aceh
May 10, 2017
Shariah prosecutors in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province are seeking 80 lashes for two men that vigilantes accused of having gay sex
Jakarta governor sentenced to 2 years prison for blasphemy
May 9, 2017
An Indonesian court has sentenced the minority Christian governor of Jakarta to two years in prison for blaspheming the Quran, a jarring ruling that undermines the reputation of the world's largest Muslim nation for practicing a moderate form of Islam
The Latest: Crowds mass at jail where Jakarta governor held
May 9, 2017
Hundreds of apparent supporters of Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama have massed outside the Jakarta high-security prison where he is being held after a court sentenced him to two years in prison for blaspheming the Quran
2 men in Indonesia's Aceh province face caning for gay sex
Apr 8, 2017
Two men in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province each face up to 100 strokes of the cane after neighbors reported them to Islamic religious police for having gay sex
Muslim protesters march against Jakarta's Christian governor
Mar 31, 2017
Undeterred by the arrest of hard-line protest leaders, thousands of Muslims marched in Indonesia's capital, calling for the jailing of the city's minority Christian governor
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