Milah Abraham leader was sentenced on charges of blasphemy by an Indonesian court, along with two other figures of the sect, to 5 years in prison.
Indonesian woman from the city of Banda Aceh has been punished with 26 lashes for alleged sex outside marriage because it is forbidden by Sharia law.
Aceh Province stands alone in having formally established Shariah law in Indonesia, a Muslim-majority country with a relatively secular Constitution.
Indonesia’s top court is considering whether sex outside marriage should be illegal, under the influence of Islamists in the law reconstruction.
A group of villagers in Indonesia believed they had laid their hands on a fallen angel when an inflatable sex toy washed ashore two months ago.
Human Rights Watch urged Indonesia’s President to protect the rights of LGBT after LINE was ordered to remove stickers featuring same-sex couples.
Authorities in an Indonesian city shut down the Islamic Al Fatah School for transgender students after residents allegedly lodged complaints.
The foundation in charge of the historic Dharma Bhakti Temple will soon reconstruct a burnt down portion of its sanctimonious structure.
Leaders of a Christian church in Singapore, who misused £23 million to advance the pop music career of their pastor’s wife, are found guilty in trial.
Police forces in Indonesia are reluctant to crack down on religious hardliners because there are no rewards for doing so, said a senior commander.