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INDONESIA: Police Failed to Protect Ahmadiyah Mosque from Attacks

Attacks towards the Ahmadiyah seem to be encouraged and justified with the issuance of policies that prohibit any religious activities of Ahmadiyah in Indonesia.

(HONG KONG) - An attack was carried out against the Ahmadiyah mosque on 20 April 2012 in Singaparna, Tasikmalaya, West Java. Reports indicate that the perpetrators were the Islamic Defenders Front.

Police were on scene at the location of the attack, yet they did not take any adequate measures to prevent the it.

INDONESIA: Police Used Excessive Force Towards Protesters in Jakarta

William Gomes contacts Indonesia's president over a police attack on student demonstrators in Jakarta.

(HONG KONG) - Ransacked student buildings; damaged classrooms stained with the blood of protesting students who were naked and beaten and hiding from authorities; this is Jakarta today.

The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) and Jakarta Legal Aid Institute were both raided by officers of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police and the Central Jakarta Sub-District Police on 29 March 2012 over an allegation that students committed violence during a demonstration.

INDONESIA: An Atheist on Trial for Religious Defamation

Salem-News Human Rights Ambassador William Gomes contacts UN Special Rapporteur over Indonesia's criminality of religious freedom.

(HONG KONG) - It's no secret that police, prosecutors and parole officers use Facebook to learn what possible criminal connections a suspect or parolee may have.

This takes place everywhere, however Indonesia is now using the social network to prowl for religious 'violations'

Quake and Tsunami Strike Indonesia

The tsunami was unleashed by an 8.7 magnitude earthquake according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

(SUMATRA, Indonesia) - A large undersea earthquake unleashed a tsunami that swept the shores of Indian Ocean beaches a few hours ago.

The earthquake struck 35 km (270 miles) SW (215°) from Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia; 964 km (599 miles) W (265°) from KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, according to the US Geological Survey.

Why One of the World`s Leading Peace Advocates Threatened to Punch Me in the Face

Gareth Evans, a former attorney-general and foreign minister in Australia, threatened me because I raised the issue of his support for the Suharto dictatorship in Indonesia.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - I have rarely ever come face to face – only inches in fact – with such anger. Certainly not at an academic conference.

And certainly not from such a prominent figure: chancellor of Australian National University, former attorney-general and foreign minister, former head of the International Crisis Group, and one of the world’s most prominent global thinkers.

INDONESIA: Indiscriminate Shooting by Police

Salem-News.com Eye on the World report.

(HONG KONG) - People were shot in Mesuji village, Lampung, on 10 November 2011; the same day a villager was arrested by the Mobile Brigader (Brimob) for harvesting palms in the plantation area of PT Barat Selatan Makmur Investindo.

When other villagers attempted to release him, the police responded by firing rubber bullets, provoking the villagers.

Amnesty Urges RI to Ban Genital Mutilation

In November 2010, the Health Ministry issued a regulation that legitimizes the practice of female genital mutilation.

(JAKARTA, Indonesia) - To mark International Women’s Day on Thursday, human rights watchdog Amnesty International is called on the Indonesian government to repeal a 2010 government regulation permitting “female circumcision”.

The London-based organization also suggested that authorities help eliminate the practice by enacting specific legislation with appropriate penalties prohibiting all forms of female genital mutilation.

Indonesia: Young Man Dies Suspiciously in Custody

Salem-News.com Eye on the World Report.

(JAKARTA) - A young man dies in police custody, in Indonesia; his brutalized body is recovered by his family with clear signs of torture and abuse...

Our goal with Eye on the World is to illustrate and highlight politically oriented problems and tragedies that traditional media channels don't have time or interest in covering.

`Whole Foods and Challah with GMOs`

Sabbath blessing over the Challah: "Blessed art Thou, Lord our God, who brings forth bread from the earth."

(NEW YORK CITY) - There is a growing outrage over genetically engineered crops.

Pathologists report evidence of animal sterilization, scientists are seeing gross deformities in amphibians and birth defects...

GMO Foods and the Damage to Human Babies, Placentas & Umbilical Cords

Short umbilical cords causing strife.

(JAKARTA) - I am writing from Indonesia, the country who got GMO soy first... I'm curious to share what I am seeing.

In 2008 Bumi Sehat Bali's 573 babies saw an increase in retained placentas, and an increase in velamentous cord insertion.