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BANDA ACEH / JAKARTA, Indonesia — Overwhelmed by fear, members of the main gay rights group in the Indonesian town of Banda Aceh started burning piles of documents outside their headquarters in late October, worried that the sharia police would raid ... [1]

ACEH SINGKIL, Indonesia — Authorities in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province said on Sunday several Christian churches would be shut down this week, just days after a mob burned down a church, killing one person and injuring several others. [2]

By Andreas Harsono/Aceh OCTOBER, 2003 - VOLUME 11 NO.8 By Andreas Harsono/Aceh OCTOBER, 2003 - VOLUME 11 NO.8 By Andreas Harsono/Aceh OCTOBER, 2003 - VOLUME 11 NO.8 By Andreas Harsono/Aceh OCTOBER, 2003 - VOLUME 11 NO.8 [3]

By Kafil Yamin/Garut, Indonesia Friday, February 28, 2003 By Kafil Yamin/Garut, Indonesia Friday, February 28, 2003 By Kafil Yamin/Garut, Indonesia Friday, February 28, 2003 [4]

Global Church News - Church group upset by court allowing military deal Jan 14, 2016 An ecumenical church group in the Philippines is protesting a court decision declaring as constitutionally binding a military agreement that allows increased United ... (confirmed by 2 sources) [5]

Thailand’s deputy police chief emphasized the need for all law-enforcement departments to crack down on foreigners committing crimes in Thailand. [6]

In the wake of deadly attacks Turkey waits anxiously for Court’s decision on the AKP The request was made by Turkey’s top prosecutor, Abdurrahman Yalçınkaya, who argued that the AKP wants to impose the Sharia, which is a clear and present danger. [7]

BANDUNG — A spate of mysterious attacks on Islamic clerics, schools and mosques in Indonesia in recent weeks has ramped up tensions as the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country heads into provincial elections and a presidential poll next year... [8]

Sources
[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-12-29 · 71% match

Strict Sharia Forces Gays into Hiding in Indonesia’s Aceh

BANDA ACEH / JAKARTA, Indonesia — Overwhelmed by fear, members of the main gay rights group in the Indonesian town of Banda Aceh started burning piles of documents outside their headquarters in late October, worried that the sharia police would raid

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-10-19 · 55% match

Indonesia’s Aceh to Close Churches after Pressure from Muslim Groups

ACEH SINGKIL, Indonesia — Authorities in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province said on Sunday several Christian churches would be shut down this week, just days after a mob burned down a church, killing one person and injuring several others.

[3] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 54% match

Struggle Over Sharia

By Andreas Harsono/Aceh OCTOBER, 2003 - VOLUME 11 NO.8 By Andreas Harsono/Aceh OCTOBER, 2003 - VOLUME 11 NO.8 By Andreas Harsono/Aceh OCTOBER, 2003 - VOLUME 11 NO.8 By Andreas Harsono/Aceh OCTOBER, 2003 - VOLUME 11 NO.8

[4] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 53% match

Shift to 'Shariah' Reflects Growing Frustrations

By Kafil Yamin/Garut, Indonesia Friday, February 28, 2003 By Kafil Yamin/Garut, Indonesia Friday, February 28, 2003 By Kafil Yamin/Garut, Indonesia Friday, February 28, 2003

[5] MM heraldmalaysia.com · 51% match

Global Church News

Global Church News - Church group upset by court allowing military deal Jan 14, 2016 An ecumenical church group in the Philippines is protesting a court decision declaring as constitutionally binding a military agreement that allows increased United

[6] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2023-03-28 · 43% match

Police and immigration begin crackdown on foreign criminals, over-stayers

Thailand’s deputy police chief emphasized the need for all law-enforcement departments to crack down on foreigners committing crimes in Thailand.

[7] MM asianews.it · 47% match

In the wake of deadly attacks Turkey waits anxiously for Court’s decision on the AKP

In the wake of deadly attacks Turkey waits anxiously for Court’s decision on the AKP The request was made by Turkey’s top prosecutor, Abdurrahman Yalçınkaya, who argued that the AKP wants to impose the Sharia, which is a clear and present danger.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-03-23 · 40% match

In Indonesia, a Shadowy Campaign to Stoke Unrest as Elections Loom

BANDUNG — A spate of mysterious attacks on Islamic clerics, schools and mosques in Indonesia in recent weeks has ramped up tensions as the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country heads into provincial elections and a presidential poll next year

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-08-27 · 40% match

Indonesian Clerics Call for Ban of Miss World

JAKARTA — One of Indonesia’s most influential Islamic groups is urging the government to cancel the Miss World pageant scheduled for next month, saying the exposure of skin by women in a competition violates Muslim teachings, an official said Monday.

[10] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2015-06-10 · 39% match

Man arrested for shisha use

A Roi Et man was arrested for smoking shisha in public. Art Chaiyarat, 24, was found at a storefront in South Pattaya minutes after midnight June 1. Police took him into custody for smoking baraku tobacco in public.

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