Indonesian court upholds conviction of woman who complained mosque was too loud

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An Indonesian woman will serve her entire 18-month jail sentence for complaining about the volume of the Muslim call to prayer.

Indonesia's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a woman whose complaint about the volume of mosque loudspeakers led to an 18-month prison sentence for blasphemy.Meliana's case is the latest in a string of high-profile blasphemy cases targeting minoritiesThe country's largest Muslim organisation and other religious groups have called for Meliana's releaseThe court did not provide a reason for the decision.

"This is another nail in the coffin of religious freedom and tolerance in Indonesia because of institutionalised discrimination," Andreas Harsono of Human Rights Watch said.Senior members of Nahdlatul Ulama, the country's largest Muslim organisation, have said her remarks should not be considered blasphemy.

 

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why Islam need to LOUDLY reminds its 'faithfuls' to regularly pray It sounds to me like coercion

Just another reason why i have never and will never go to Indonesia.

Explain to me again why we give our aid money to Indonesia?

As Australians we need to stop visiting Indonesia until they stop their flagrant disregard of basic human rights. IndonesianShame

This is sooo wrong. Australian government bending over backward to placate foreign governments with this type of ‘justice’ system. islamisadisgrace IndonesianShame

Very sad. You can't express yourself freely and sincerely. What kind of shithole country is this? No sound human being should ever think of visiting Indonesia with this kind of repressive laws

So peaceful

That's so called peaceful Islam for you

Ah! Islam...... one day it may become enlightened and join the 21st century.

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