Tag: Indonesia
Christian youth group joins calls for release of Filipino woman on...
Veloso is currently detained in Indonesia and is facing the death penalty after she was arrested in 2010 for drug trafficking
Collecting trash earns young Frenchman in Indonesia ‘Asia’s Nobel Prize’
“The problem of plastic pollution is a huge one but if we have that dream, that conviction, and that passion, then things can happen”
Parents of Filipino woman on Indonesia’s death row appeal for help...
Veloso was convicted of drug trafficking in Jakarta in 2010 but she claimed that she was a victim of human trafficking
Indonesia’s vice president calls for ‘religious moderation’ amid Islamic radicalism
He said “religious moderation” plays a role in “providing an ideological foundation, providing a straight line of knowledge”
Rights group decries Indonesian decrees that violate rights of women, girls
Human Rights Watch noted that authorities have issued "discriminatory decrees" that compel millions of girls and women to wear headdresses
Rebels in Indonesia’s Papua claim responsibility for deadly ambush
The rebels in Papua, who have waged a fierce insurgency against Indonesian security forces for decades, have stepped up attacks recently
Inside Indonesia’s Islamic boarding school for deaf children
The Islamic boarding school is one of a handful that offer religious education for deaf students in the Muslim-majority country
Southeast Asian MPs call on Indonesia to give voice to Global...
The legislators urged Indonesia to bring to the table "issues that particularly affect the region" at the G20 Summit in November
Singapore denies entry to ‘extremist’ Indonesian preacher
Abdul Somad Batubara arrived in Singapore on Monday on a ferry from the neighboring Indonesian island of Batam
Indonesians celebrate Vesak at world’s largest Buddhist temple
Celebrations included prayers and meditation, collecting holy water and the release of flying lanterns symbolizing the letting go of negativity
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