Talk and Discussion with Andreas Harsono: The Rise of Intolerant Islam in Indonesia

Wednesday, 13th of September 2023, 18:30 p.m., Berlin Global Village, Am Sudhaus 2, 12053 Berlin

Indonesia is very often portrayed to be a moderate Muslim country with impressive economic growth. It is also seen to be the largest nickel producing country in the world. At the same time there are worrying signs of increasing Islamic radicalism. Over the last two decades, Indonesia has been prosecuting and jailing hundreds of people under the toxic blasphemy law. It also has more than 60 mandatory ... read more

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Tags: Frauen, women's rights, hijab, Indonesia, Islam, Islamismus, jilbab, LGBTIQ, politischer Islam, radical islam, women

Neue Publikation: Themenheft Demokratie in Indonesien und Timor-Leste 2021

Watch Indonesia! Für Menschenrechte, Demokratie und Umwelt in Indonesien und Osttimor e.V. (Hg.) /

© Watch Indonesia! e.V. 2021

Articles available in English and Bahasa Indonesia:

• A. Satrio “Has the Pandemic Exposed the Weakness of Indonesian Constitutional Democracy”
• TAPOL “West Papua in 2021: the renewal of special autonomy and a new ‘terrorism’ designation indicate a further decline of democracy” 
• B. Pereira “Women’s Emancipation and Maubootizmu” 
• Mudhoffir and Hadiz “Dominasi Oligarki dalam Demokrasi Indonesai Membuat Pelemahan KPK Tak Terhindarkan”

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Posted on 01:26 PM in Activities, Feature, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, East Timor, Publications, Studies
Tags: Auroritarismus, democracy, Demokratie in Indonesien, Frauen Indonesien, Gerechtigkeit, Indonesia, Justiz, LGBT Rights, LGBTIQ, LGBTQI, human rights, Menschenrechte Indonesien, East Timor, Women´s rights