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Police arrest 14 people after clash with students
Jakarta :: Indonesia | 1 day ago
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There were no fatalities in the incident but dozens of students and police officers sustained injuries...Wisjnu Amat Sastro said those arrested included university students and members of the public. Initial investigations reveals that three people
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Churches hold Easter mass before Palace, demand end to their plight
Bogor :: Indonesia | 1 month ago
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Filadelfia in Bekasi would present an Easter egg to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as a symbol of religious freedom, GKI Yasmin spokesman Bona Sigalingging said. On Sunday, however, Yudhoyono will be in Bali at the Democratic Party's national
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Church in Bekasi demolished
Bekasi :: Indonesia | 1 month ago
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Setu in Bekasi, West Java, was demolished on Thursday afternoon, according to a church leader who said that a lawsuit would be filed against the local administration...The church was demolished at around 2:45 p.m., Rev.Torang Parulian Simanjuntak
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Indonesian Christians protest church demolition
Bekasi :: Indonesia | 1 month ago
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Indonesia, March 21, 2013 (AFP) -Around 100 Indonesian Christians begged the government Thursday to halt the demolition of their church, as hundreds of Muslim protesters branded them "infidels" and demanded the building be torn down. While dispirited
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Comments: Filadelfia Church NYE service shut down
Bekasi :: Indonesia | 4 months ago
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New Year's Eve service as hundreds of local residents, police and public order officers (Satpol PP) intercepted worshipers before they reached the church in Tambun, Bekasi, West Java, on Monday evening...Stand up and defend your rights instead of
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Comments: Jakarta archbishop complains about permits
Jakarta :: Indonesia | 5 months ago
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Ignatius Suharyo has complained about the difficulties faced by Christians in Indonesia in gaining building permits when they want to construct churches. During Christmas celebrations at the Jakarta Cathedral on Tuesday, Suharyo expressed his hopes
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Rotten egg attack mars Indonesia Christmas
Jakarta :: Indonesia | 5 months ago
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Indonesian Muslims have thrown rotten eggs at Christians wanting to hold a Christmas mass near empty land outside Jakarta where they plan to build a church. Some 100 Christian worshippers intended to hold the mass on the site about 30 kilometres east
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Reverend tells Christians terrorists are not religious
Poso :: Indonesia | 6 months ago
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Rinaldy Damanik remains a respected Christian leader in Poso, despite his conviction for firearms possession in 2003...When The Jakarta Post interviewed him at his home in Christian-dominated Tentena, south of Poso city, last week, Damanik paused to
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HKBP Filadelfia church congregation harassed, again
Bekasi :: Indonesia | 12 months ago
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Filadelfia on Sunday morning as the parishioners were trying to attend their house of worship the second attack within a week. The congregation was reportedly entering their church, located on Jejalen Raya village in Bekasi, West Java, at around 9 a.
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Filadelfia churchgoers express grievances to SBY's advisors
Bandung :: Indonesia | 1 year ago
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Palti Panjaitan said that they hoped the meeting would help resolve their protracted problem. "The West Java State Administrative Court in Bandung ruled in favor of the church, saying that it had legal rights, he said. Yet, the Bekasi regency
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