Muslim leader encourages Christians to vote in upcoming election

January 16, 2017 — ICC Note: A prominent Muslim leader has not only encouraged Catholics to get out and vote in the upcoming Indonesian elections but has also appeared to endorse the incumbent Governor...

Sharia law is threatening secularism of Indonesia’s govt

January 13, 2017 — ICC Note: Indonesia has been steadily drifting away from secularism and further toward a widespread implementation of Sharia law. Since Indonesia granted provinces the power to make their own laws...

Muslims calling for blasphemy charges against Muslim cleric

January 12, 2017 — ICC Note: Muslims are calling for the leader of a hardline Islamic group to be charged with blasphemy. Rizieq Syihab is the leader of the Islamic Defender’s Front, the same...

Catholic govt official removed from office for not being Muslim

January 11, 2017 — ICC Note: In another case of religious intolerance, authorities in Bantul Regency in Indonesia have removed the head of the sub-district, Yulius Suharto, from office simply because he is Catholic....

Regional govt biggest violator of religious freedom in Indonesia

January 10, 2017 — ICC Note: A report by Indonesia’s National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) found that the most frequent violators of religious freedom are regional administrations. The report also found that...

5 more to witness against Christian governor of Jakarta

January 10, 2017 — ICC Note: Five witnesses are scheduled to testify in the blasphemy case against Jakarta’s Christian-Chinese Governor. On the witness stand, however, won’t be found witnesses who were present for the...

Muslim organization says tolerance of other religions is declining in Indonesia

January 3, 2017 — ICC Note: The largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) says that religious tolerance decreased in Indonesia in 2016, citing discrimination against followers of other religions. Specific acts of discrimination were...

Reporters kept out of trial of Christian Governor in Indonesia

January 3, 2017 — ICC note: The Indonesian court has decided to bar media coverage on the trial of the Chinese-Christian Governor of Jakarta. The Governor, popularly known as Ahok, is being tried for...

Christmas Services Threatened by Growing Radicalism in Indonesia

December 21, 2016 — By: Daniel Harris 12/20/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - On December 6, as hundreds of Christians in Bandung, Indonesia were lighting their candles and singing “Silent Night,” a group...

Bomb attacks foiled as Indonesia prepares for Christmas

December 21, 2016 — ICC Note: Indonesia’s military is on the alert as the country prepares for Christmas. Three suspected terrorists were killed by Indonesia’s anti-terrorism unit. They were found with bombs while preparing...

Trial for Christian Governor of Jakarta at a crossroads

December 20, 2016 — ICC Note: Jakarta’s Christian-Chinese Governor is under trial for blasphemy against the Quran in Indonesia, which is the world’s most populous Muslim nation. On December 20th Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better...

Man stabs school children in Christian community, is killed by angry mob

December 16, 2016 — ICC: On December 14th a man entered an elementary school in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) in Indonesia, walked to the back of a classroom and began stabbing children. Seven children...

Elite military unit to protect churches on Christmas Eve

December 14, 2016 — ICC Note: Indonesia has called on their elite counter-terrorism unit (known as Densus 88) as well as other military and para-military forces to guard Christian churches on Christmas. The order...

Jakarta’s Governor goes on trial for blasphemy against Quran

December 13, 2016 — ICC Note: The trial of the Governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (better known as Ahok) has begun. Ahok, who is a Chinese Christian, is accused of blaspheming the Quran...

Christians help after earthquake strikes Indonesia’s most persecuted region

December 13, 2016 — ICC Note: On December 7th, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake rocked Aceh province in Indonesia, killing over 100, injuring 750, and leaving more than 3,000 without their homes. Aceh province experiences...

Christmas service shut down by radicals in Indonesia

December 11, 2016 — On December 6th, as hundreds of Christians in Bandung, West Java, were lighting their candles and singing “Silent Night,” a group of radical Muslims stormed inside the building shouting "Allahu...