Tag: Indonesia

Indonesia has seen record daily infections in 11 of the past 16 days, with 31,189 new cases and 728 fatalities on Tuesday

Sebuah gereja Protestan di provinsi Sulawesi Barat dibakar pada pagi hari Minggu, 4 Juli. Warga mengetahui kejadian tersebut ketika mereka tiba untuk kebaktian.

Attacks on Christians and places of worship have been happening more often in recent months, said residents

Indonesia has been reporting more than 20,000 new COVID-19 cases and over 400 deaths per day over the past week

Past incidents of attacks on places of worship or cemeteries had been perpetrated by adults, mobsters or members of extremist groups

The trend comes amid broader societal change in the world's biggest Muslim-majority country driven by millions of young “born-again” Muslims

Though the Indonesia's Muslim population largely holds moderate views, radical Islamists are stepping up attacks against Christians

The mayor of the city of Bogor said the development proves that Indonesia “guarantee(s) religious freedom"

Bishop-elect Fransiskus Tuaman Sasfo Sinaga of Sibolga diocese in North Sumatra was found to be positive of COVID-19

Seroprevalence studies in other countries — including India — have also revealed more widespread infections