25 January 2012

Editorial: (Indonesia) Man Arrested for “Being Atheist”

By Luke Hunt

As the international community sharpens its focus on Burma and its “opening-up” amid the ongoing release of political prisoners, its near neighbors appear to be heading in another direction.

Among them is Indonesia, which has enhanced its reputation over recent years through its improved handling of human rights, but has raised more than eyebrows when police arrested a 31-year-old atheist for blasphemy.

Read the full story at The Diplomat