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Golkar has to be consistent in support for Jokowi: Agung Laksono

Chairman of Golkar Council of Experts Agung Laksono reminded the party leaders of its decision to throw its full ...

Police chief denies ulemas are being criminalized

Indonesian Police Chief Gen. Tito Karnavian denied allegations that the police criminalized ulemas by summoning the ...

Ahok revokes appeal against his verdict

Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama alias Ahok who is now in detention has decided to revoke his appeal against ...

Three judges in Ahok`s case receive promotion

Three of the five judges, who recently delivered a two-year prison sentence to Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama ...

Thousands of people in Bandung light candles for peace

Thousands of people gathered with candle lights on Diponegoro Street in front of Gedung Sate in Bandung, the capital ...

Foreign Ministry responds to international concerns on Ahok conviction

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded to international concerns over Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnamas ...

Blasphemy laws jeopardize freedom: US ambassador

US Ambassador to Indonesia, Joseph Donovan Jr Ambassador, has stated that blasphemy laws was jeopardizing the freedom ...

President urges all parties to respect verdict on Ahok

President Joko Widodo has asked all parties to respect the decision of the two-year jail verdict for Jakarta Governor ...

Djarot to serve as acting Jakarta Governor following Ahok`s sentence

Jakarta Deputy Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat will be appointed as the acting governor after the court sentenced ...

MUI urges Indonesians to respect court`s verdict on Ahok

The Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) has urged the people to respect the verdict announced by the North Jakarta ...

Ahok sentenced to two years imprisonment for insulting Islam

A panel of judges of the North Jakarta District Court found Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) guilty of ...

Panel of judges decides to detain Ahok

The North Jakarta District Courts panel of judges decided to detain Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) ...

Sympathetic rally 55 to not exert pressure on court: GNPF-MUI

The May 5 (55) rally is not being held to apply pressure on the court that tends to indict Jakarta Governor Basuki ...

Muslim demonstrators urged to accept judges` verdict in Ahok`s trial

The National Movement to Safeguard the Indonesian Ulema Councils Fatwa (GNPF-MUI) leader Bachtiar Nasir has asked ...

Judicial commission monitors process of blasphemy trial case

The Judicial Commission (KY) has been monitoring the process of a blasphemy trial case of Jakarta Governor Basuki ...