Nov 29, 2009 | Letters
In December 2008, I met Anand Krishna (of Anand Ashram) in Singapore on the sidelines of a conference on religion and politics in Southeast Asia. He told me how that June members of the FPI had attacked a pro-pluralism gathering at Monas (the National Monument in...
Nov 24, 2009 | Letters
On Sunday, 18 October 2009, 33 Chinese temple contingents paraded through the streets of Jakarta’s Chinatown in what was probably the largest Chinese religious festival to be staged in the city from even before the New Order. Hundreds of devotees formed teams to carry...
Jul 14, 2008 | Letters
Permit me to draw your attention to my first desperate call for help last month. I am compelled to write to you again on this matter, since the situation has worsened. Two of our ministers have issued public statements supporting the chairman of the Islam Defenders...
Jul 6, 2008 | Letters
——— Indonesia, July 3rd 2008 ——— To: The Heads of United Nations’ Member States, andThe Distinguished Members of the World Community Permit me to draw your attention to my first desperate call for help dated 11th June, 2008. I am...
Jun 17, 2008 | Letters
Anand Krishna* ——— Indonesia, June 11th 2008 ——— To: – The Heads of United Nations’ Member States, and – The Distinguished Members of the World Community It is with much regret, and a deep sense of shame, that I write...