Woman’s blasphemy conviction in Indonesia sparks backlash, intensifies concerns - The Washington Post

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Summary:

"A Buddhist woman’s conviction this week on blasphemy charges has alarmed many in Indonesia who were already worried about the erosion of religious pluralism in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country.

Meiliana, a 44-year-old Buddhist from the island of Sumatra, was convicted Tuesday of violating Indonesia’s controversial blasphemy law and sentenced to 18 months in prison. Her crime: complaining about the volume of the Islamic call to prayer blasted by a mosque’s loudspeakers near her home...."

Link:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2018/08/23/womans-blasphemy-conviction-indonesia-sparks-backlash-intensifies-concerns/?noredirect=on

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harm offense blasphemy religion

Date tagged:

09/05/2018, 12:57

Date published:

09/05/2018, 08:57