Many of the West Java incidents constituted violent attacks against the Ahmadiyah sect of Islam, considered blasphemous by fundamentalist groups such as the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI).
Source/Credit: The Jkarta Globe
By Stephanie Hendarta | July 9, 2013
Violence between Sunni and Shiite Muslims on East Java’s Madura Island and an attack on an Ahmadiyah community in West Java are among the 282 cases of religious violence in Indonesia reported in the first half of the year by the Setara Institute, an organization that monitors religious freedom in the country.
The struggle for religious freedom continues to face headwinds, as the institute reported only a minor drop in the number of acts of religious intolerance. In its January-July 2012 report, Setara recorded a total of 297 cases of violence.
Even though Indonesia’s 1945 Constitution proclaims religious freedom, religious intolerance remains rampant, especially in diverse and densely populated Java.
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