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Indonesia, Russia organize interfaith dialog

Indonesia and Russia, two countries with multi-ethnic, culture and religious backgrounds, have organized an interfaith ...

Megawati briefs would-be legislative candidates on pdip`s struggle

General Chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) Megawati Soekarnoputri told would-be PDIP ...

Indonesia to host 7th World Peace Forum

Indonesia will host the 7th World Peace Forum, participated in by 250 foreign and local peacemakers and peacekeepers, ...

President attends Pancasila day commemoration

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) attended a ceremony to commemorate the birth of Pancasila on June 1 at the Nusantara ...

President asks police to act firmly on recent attacks on ulemas

President Joko Widodo has instructed the National Police to take a firm action over recent attacks on religious ...

Attacks on religious leaders aim to create instability

The spate of attacks on religious leaders is believed to be an attempt by perpetrators to incite interfaith hatred and ...

NU Islamic organization urges halt of violence on religious figures

Indonesia`s largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has called for a halt of violence on religious figures ...

Jakarta police ready to secure `Bela Palestina` rally

The Jakarta police are getting ready to secure the "Bela Palestina" rally to be held at Monas Square, Sunday, ...

Indonesia ready to mediate to solve Afghan crisis

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated that his country was ready to become the third party to mediate and ...

Civilian hostages being used as human shields: Human rights activist

An armed criminal group was deliberately using the over one thousand civilian hostages in Tembagapura, Mimika, Papua, ...

Papua police demand release of 1,300 civilian hostages

Inspector General Boy Rafli Amar, chief of the Papua Provincial Police, has demanded an armed criminal group (KKB) to ...

Indonesian Air Force to deploy squadron of fighter jets in Biak

The Indonesian Air Force plans to deploy a squadron of fighter jets in the Manuhua Airbase in Biak Numfor district, ...

Rally held in Surabaya against Rohingya ethnic cleansing

Thousands of people held a rally in front of the office of East Java Governor Grahadi, here, Tuesday, to protest ...

Police chief bans planned Rohingya rally at Borobudur Temple

National Police Chief General Tito Karnavian has banned a planned rally on the Rohingya crisis to be held at the ...

President Jokowi asks police to whop anti-Pancasila organizations

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has pledged he will crackdown on groups and organizations that oppose the state ...