Falun Gong radio station to remain off air: Batam officials
By The Jakarta Post
1 September 2012

(C) BBC

Officials in Batam, Riau Islands, say that Era Baru Radio will remain off the air, despite a court decision clearing the way for the station to resume broadcasting Falun Gong teachings.
Batam Radio Frequency Spectrum Monitoring Center (Balmon) chief Mohammad Sopingi told The Jakarta Post on Thursday that he was not aware of the Supreme Court decision on Aug. 29 that upheld Era Baru Radio’s right to broadcast on a frequency that was earlier reassigned to Sing FM Radio. (read more)

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L’Indonésie n’a pas l’intention d’expulser les diplomates syriens (ministres des AE)
Par Huang Wei
1 Juin 2012

L’Indonésie n’a pas l’intention d’expulser les diplomates syriens, mais souligne l’importance des négociations et du dialogue pour résoudre la crise, selon le ministre indonésien des Affaires étrangères Marty Natalegawa, cité vendredi par les médias locaux.
“Nous n’avons pas l’intention d’expulser qui que ce soit. Nous sommes convaincus que, dans cette situation difficile, nous devrions plutôt intensifier les discussions et le dialogue”, a déclaré M. Marty, ajoutant que l’expulsion des diplomates n’était pas une bonne forme de protestation contre le régime syrien.
Selon M. Marty, son ministère a convoqué jeudi l’ambassadeur par intérim de Syrie en Indonésie pour expliquer la position de Jakarta sur la situation dans ce pays du Moyent-Orient.
“Notre position reste ferme depuis le début. Nous condamnons toute forme de violence contre des civils”, a indiqué M. Marty, ajoutant qu’ils avaient également discuté l’avenir des relations entre les deux pays.
Plusieurs pays, dont les Etats-Unis, la Grande-Bretagne, la France et l’Allemagne, ont expulsé les ambassadeurs et les diplomates syriens, pour protester contre le massacre horrible perpétré il y a quelques jours dans le village de Houla en Syrie.
Au moins 108 civils, dont 49 enfants, auraient été tués dans le massacre de Houla, qui a été considéré comme l’un des incidents les plus meurtriers dans les agitations de 15 mois contre le régime du président Bachar al-Assad.

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Tolerating intolerance
By The Economist
9 June 2012

The Economist – from the print edition | Asia

MAY was a cruel month for Indonesians trying to do nothing more than worship their god. During an Ascension Day service on May 17th (and again on May 20th), about 100 Protestants were attacked by a Muslim mob at their church in Bekasi on the outskirts of the capital, Jakarta. The mob hurled stones, bags of urine and death threats at the congregation. The church was still only half-built when it was attacked; the pastor has been waiting more than five years for permission from the local district administration to complete it. Since May 2nd local government officials in the ultra-conservative Muslim province of Aceh, in northern Sumatra, have closed at least 16 Christian churches, citing lack of permits.Such intimidation, and the ongoing rows over permits, are now so commonplace that they are barely reported. On May 26th, however, the issue of religious intolerance in this Muslim-majority nation made international headlines when Islamic hardliners forced the cancellation of a sold-out concert by Lady Gaga, an American pop star. The Islamic Defenders Front (known by its initials in Indonesian, FPI) had threatened to provoke “chaos” if she entered the country. Her promoters said that they could not guarantee her, or her fans’, safety. They were probably right. (read more)

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Indonesia’s brutal attack on West Papuan rally

Shocking scenes of Indonesia’s brutal suppression of a West Papuan rally on October 19, 2011.

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