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Jakarta governor given 2-year prison sentence for blasphemy
Associated Press, Published on 09/05/2017
» JAKARTA -- An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced the minority Christian governor of Jakarta to two years in prison for blaspheming the Koran at a trial that undermined the country's reputation for practicing a moderate form of Islam.
Indonesia hard-liners call for jailing of Christian governor
Associated Press, Published on 05/05/2017
» JAKARTA -- Thousands of conservative Muslims took to the streets of the Indonesian capital on Friday to call for the jailing of its minority Christian governor who is on trial on charges of blaspheming the Koran.
Polls open in heated vote for Jakarta governor
Associated Press, Published on 15/02/2017
» JAKARTA - Voting was underway in the election for governor of the Indonesian capital after a divisive months-long campaign in which the monumental problems facing Jakarta took a backseat to religious intolerance and racial bigotry.