The displaced community have even been denied ID cards and as a result cannot get the recent temporary cash assistance (BLSM) initiative issued by the government as compensation for the fuel price hike.
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| An Ahmadiyah family in Transito shelter, Mataram, Indonesia |
Source/Credit: The Jakarta Post
By Panca Nugraha | July 12, 2013
Seven years have past since 116 Ahmadis were forcefully evicted from their village in Ketapang, West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), but they will spend yet another Ramadhan at a temporary shelter at Wisma Transito in Mataram.
“Despite our difficulties we are experiencing Ramadhan again this year,” Syahidin, Ahmadis displaced people coordinator, said.
They were expelled from their village in February 2006 because their beliefs are considered heretical by many mainstream Muslims.
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