Human Rights

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  MUI chief calls religious violence in Yogyakarta "saddening"

  2014-06-21

  After extremists stone a church and attack Christians in Sleman regency, local cleric declares: "This is not what Islam teaches us".

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  Abused migrant worker now advocate for others

  2014-05-22

  Once unable to walk, Erwiana Sulistyaningsih recently marched in Jakarta for workers' rights while her former employer goes on trial in Hong Kong.

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  Expert suggests dialogue can limit radicalism

  2014-05-20

  "We cannot stop people from thinking, but we can balance the thoughts," Gadjah Madu University professor tells Khabar Southeast Asia in an interview.

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  Indonesian Muslim leaders slam Boko Haram

  2014-05-17

  The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) decry the West African fundamentalist group's mass kidnapping of children.

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  Pattani mosque holds first-ever community dialogue

  2014-05-06

  The series in southern Thailand opens important discussions on topics beyond religion.

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  Indonesian village is an example of tolerance

  2014-05-03

  Balun village welcomes people of different faiths.

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  Indonesian anti-Shia declaration draws criticism

  2014-05-01

  A new Anti-Shia National Alliance is "hate speech" that could compromise national security, critics say.

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  Indonesian scholar fights for religious minority rights

  2014-04-30

  "There is freedom of religion in this country, but unfortunately religious freedom tends to be a source of conflict among Indonesia's religious groups," Dawam Rahardjo says.

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  Activists urge women to speak out on equality, violence

  2014-04-18

  At Yogyakarta march, hundreds demand equality and protection.

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  Photo exhibition captures Rohingya people's statelessness

  2014-03-18

  A lack of belonging created "the general sense of not having any kind of future ahead of them," photographer says of the beleaguered Rohingya.