Tag: Indonesia
Indonesia’s Catholic Church ‘paying very high price’ for commitment during pandemic
At least 120 consecrated persons in Indonesia, including priest and nuns, succumbed to COVID-19 this year
Deforestation drives increasingly deadly heat in Indonesia, says study
Deforestation and global warming in one Indonesian province caused temperatures to rise nearly a whole degree Celsius in 16 years
Green activists hit ADB’s energy transition mechanism for Philippines, Indonesia
Activists and civil society groups said ADB's proposed mechanism undermines “just energy transition” in the region
Indonesia walks back zero-deforestation pledge at COP26
Indonesian officials said the deal did not call for a total end to deforestation and it could not halt President Widodo's development goals
Religious intolerance on the rise in Indonesia, says report
“The development of religious understanding grows distant from the love of Indonesia," said Alissa Wahid of the Gusdurian Network Indonesia
Piety or noise nuisance? Indonesia tackles call to prayer volume backlash
Criticizing the loud call to prayer can lead to accusations of blasphemy, a crime punishable by as much as five years imprisonment
Sports festival offers hope to Indonesia’s Papua province
The National Games seemed to have put aside the image of the volatile situation in Papua
60-year-old Indonesian cyclist rides bicycle around Jakarta to help Church initiative
Rodion Wikanto, 60, rode about a thousand kilometers in August to raise funds for a Church-run COVID-19 isolation facility in Jakarta
Terror group leader who ‘tormented’ Christians shot dead in Indonesia’s jungle
Ali Kalora was known for the “brutality with which he tormented the local Christian population” of Poso in central Sulawesi.
Indonesian media’s work in promoting democracy earns Ramon Magsaysay Award
WATCHDOC produces documentaries that address human rights, social justice, and environmental issues in Indonesia
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