Indonesia – Cleric Jailed for Blasphemy

Indonesia: More likely to be implicated in Koran scandal

One of five suspects arrested for a church bombing led authorities to raid several locations in Medan, North Sumatra. The suspects, some of whom were IT experts, had assets of $848,000 that were allegedly used to fund terrorism. Indonesia’s antiterrorism chief said Medan was a financial hub for terrorist activity across the country.

Indonesia: Bali bomber’s life-term dodge ‘fault of bungling prosecutors’

A court convicted Bali bomber Umar Patek on all charges and sentenced him to 20 years in prison. The al Qaeda and Jemaah Islamayah-linked terrorist, whose bombmaking contributed to the deaths of over 215 people in attacks on nightclubs and churches, was arrested in early 2011 in Abbottabad, Pakistan, a few months before the raid on bin Laden’s compound there.

Indonesia court to deliver verdict on Bali bombmaker

Indonesia: 20 churches face demolition

Cancelled Lady Gaga concert a victory for Indonesia’s hardliners

Indonesia Is No Model for Muslim Democracy

A crowd of 600 Muslims threw plastic bags filled with “urine and dirty water” at 100 Christians who were gathering at a church in Bekasi, a Jakarta suburb. Leaders of the Islamic Defenders Front have been seeking to intimidate Christians in the area.

Indonesia Islamists threaten to stop Lady Gaga show

Bali bombmaker Umar Patek regrets attack

Think Again: Al Qaeda

Indonesia: Children drawn to religion, crime

Indonesia: Attack on commercial plane prompts more security

Voters in Indonesia’s Aceh cast ballots for governor

Indonesia: Bali bombing witnesses in court describe pain

Detachment 88 said that Frederic C. Jean Salvi, a French citizen, orchestrated the March 21 bombing at the French embassy in Jakarta. Salvi reportedly studied at a madrassa and is linked to Islamist terrorists in Indonesia.

Indonesia: Mini-skirt is ‘pornographic’

Analysis: Bali attack plot shows Indonesia terror threat evolving

US report criticizes Turkey for serious limitations on religious freedom

Indonesia: Govt aims to bolster Internet security

Detachment 88 killed five “Islamic extremist terrorists” who were plotting to bomb a bar, a bank, and a jeweler’s shop in Bali. The five terrorists were gunned down at a hotel; police found weapons but did not discover explosives.

Indonesia: Islamist groups object to gender equality bill

Indonesia: Hitmen offer services in blogs

Indonesia – Acehnese peace dividend not yet realized

Secular revenge in Indonesia

Jemaah Anshorut Tauhid and three of its leaders, including the acting emir, who is linked to Jemaah Islamiyah’s notorious al Ghuraba cell in Pakistan, have been listed as global terrorists.

Indonesia: Mob attacks mosque

Pakistan, Indonesia join money-laundering blacklist
