Indonesia Runs Out of Prison Space for Extremist Detainees

August 10, 2018 — ICC Note: A Jakarta-based think tank has warned that Indonesia doesn’t have enough security facilities to hold a dramatically increased number of extremists. They also warned that a cluster of IS...

Indonesian Christians Face Increasing Hostilities in Society

August 9, 2018 — ICC Note: Christian persecution is on the rise in Indonesia as the country sees growing radicalism. Many churches now have security guards as provided by the government to protect the congregants....

Indonesian Widow Rejected by Her Muslim Children After She Came to Christ

August 4, 2018 — ICC Note: Christian Aid Mission shares the story of an elderly Christian woman in Indonesia was abandoned by her Muslim children after she accepted Christ. Despite being left with little, she...

Moderate Muslim Group in Indonesia Launches New Group to Combat Extremism

August 3, 2018 — ICC Note: As Indonesia faces growing radicalism and an upcoming presidential election in 2019, moderate Muslims have launched a new grassroots group on August 1 to promote inter-faith tolerance, mutual respect,...

Non-Muslims Holding High Political Office Shouldn’t Be a Problem in Indonesia

August 1, 2018 — ICC Note: Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, son of former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, a possible vice-presidential candidate next year said that Indonesia’s leaders must not be chosen based on their religion,...

Persecuted Christian and Muslim Youths in Indonesia Strengthen Ties

August 1, 2018 — ICC Note: More than a hundred of persecuted Christians and Muslims in Indonesia gathered together to support each other and stand against their ‘oppressors.” From July 27-29, these youths who had...

Indonesian Court Disbands IS-linked Terror Group JAD

July 31, 2018 — ICC Note: Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), the IS-linked group responsible for multiple attacks and suicide bombings in Indonesia, including the Surabaya church attacks last May, has been disbanded by an Indonesian...

Indonesia Addressing Terrorism from Its Roots

July 27, 2018 — ICC Note: Indonesia is addressing growing extremism within the country with the revised Anti-Terrorism Law. Detachment 88 counterterrorism unit in recent weeks has arrested and killed scores of suspected terrorists across...

Indonesia wants IS-linked Group JAP named Forbidden Organization

July 26, 2018 — ICC Note: Prosecutors in Indonesia have demanded the homegrown IS-linked terror group Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), responsible for many terror attacks, including the May church attacks in Surabaya to be disbanded...

Indonesian Christian Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Facebook Post

July 25, 2018 — Martinus Gulo Found Guilty of Blasphemy Against Islam 07/25/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on July 24, the Medan District Court in...

Malaysia Arrests 7 Terror Suspects from Indonesia and Malaysia

July 19, 2018 — ICC Note: Malaysian police have arrested seven terror suspects from Malaysia and Indonesia. They include a man who threatened to kill the Malaysian king and Prime Minister for not ruling the...

Slain Indonesian IS Leader Recruited Malaysians to Launch Terror Attacks

July 15, 2018 — ICC Note: Malaysian police reveals that slain Indonesian IS leader Bahrum Naim in Syria was the master behind the recruitment of at least 26 Malaysians into the terror group. The...

Former Jakarta Governor Ahok Refuses Parole Hoping for Early Release

July 12, 2018 — ICC Note: The ethnic Chinese Christian former governor Ahok will refuse parole in hopes of being released as early as next month. He was sentenced in May of 2017 to...

Indonesia Foiled More Than 500 Terror Plots Since 2012

July 5, 2018 — ICC Note: Indonesia has foiled more than 500 terror plots since 2012, according to the national police chief Tito Karnavian. In spite of several terror attacks in recent years, the government...

Indonesia Combats Terrorism with New Muslim Leader

July 3, 2018 — ICC Note: Indonesia is trying to combat growing extremism by appointing one of the most incisive and outspoken Muslim leaders to Indonesia’s Presidential Advisory Council. It also approved a new anti-terrorism...

Indonesian Terrorists Arrested in Anticipation of Mastermind’s Execution

June 30, 2018 — ICC Note: After Indonesia has sentenced the mastermind behind several bombings and suicide attacks against churches and police to death, the country’s counter-terrorism police aim to arrest more than 100 suspected...