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Jakarta governor fights blasphemy charges
AFP, Published on 20/12/2016
» JAKARTA - Jakarta's Christian governor returned to court Tuesday to fight allegations of insulting the Koran that could see him jailed under tough blasphemy laws in the world's largest Muslim-majority country.
Jakarta's Christian governor stands trial for blasphemy
AFP, Published on 13/12/2016
» JAKARTA - Hardline Muslims rallied Tuesday under heavy police guard outside an Indonesian courthouse where Jakarta's Christian governor is standing trial in a high-profile blasphemy case that has gripped national attention.
Indonesia faces test as Christian governor stands trial
AFP, Published on 12/12/2016
» JAKARTA - Jakarta's Christian governor will stand trial on Tuesday accused of blasphemy in a high-profile case that has emboldened hardline groups and stoked fears of growing intolerance in the world's largest Muslim-majority nation.
Indonesian Muslims protest against Christian governor
AFP, Published on 02/12/2016
» JAKARTA - Huge crowds of Muslim protesters descended on Jakarta Friday to demand the Indonesian capital's Christian governor be arrested for insulting Islam.
Foreign governments warn citizens before Jakarta rally
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» JAKARTA - Foreign governments Thursday warned their citizens to keep away from a major rally in the Indonesian capital Jakarta by Muslim groups against the city's Christian governor amid fears it could turn violent.
Indonesians rally for peace before mass Muslim protest
AFP, Published on 30/11/2016
» JAKARTA - Thousands of Indonesians rallied across the country on Wednesday, praying, singing and calling for peace ahead of a major protest this week by Muslims against Jakarta's Christian governor.
Huge deployment of security forces planned for Jakarta rally
AFP, Published on 29/11/2016
» JAKARTA - Thousands of Indonesian security forces will be deployed at a rally this week against Jakarta's Christian governor to prevent a repeat of violence that marred a protest earlier this month, police said Tuesday.
Jakarta governor named suspect in blasphemy case
AFP, Published on 16/11/2016
» JAKARTA - Jakarta's Christian governor was formally named a suspect on blasphemy allegations Wednesday, after claims that he insulted Islam sparked a violent mass protest by Muslim hardliners in the Indonesian capital.
Jakarta leader questioned after violent hardline demo
AFP, Published on 07/11/2016
» JAKARTA - Indonesian police Monday questioned Jakarta's Christian governor for allegedly insulting Islam, after the accusations sparked a violent mass protest by hardliners in the Muslim-majority country.
Famed 1960s anti-war activist dies at 76
Associated Press, Published on 24/10/2016
» SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - Famed 1960s anti-war activist Tom Hayden, whose name became forever linked with the celebrated Chicago 7 trial, Vietnam War protests and his ex-wife actress Jane Fonda, has died. He was 76.