[20181010]IF11001_印度尼西亚的宗教不容忍.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated October 10, 2018Religious Intolerance in IndonesiaOverview Indonesia is the worlds most populous Muslim-majority country, and it has long been known for its moderate interpretations of Islam. Yet, in recent years, there have been numerous acts of religious intolerance directed against minority religious groups in the country, including Ahmadis, a Muslim sect. This sort of intolerance gained international attention in December 2016 when over 200,000 protestors descended on Jakarta, Indonesias capital, to demand that the citys governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, resign. They accused Basuki, otherwise known as Ahok, of blasphemy because he had suggested that his political opponents were using a Quranic verse to encourage Muslims to vote against non-Muslims. (Ahok is a double minority in Indonesia: he is a Christian and ethnically Chinese.) Months later, Ahok lost his reelection bid; he also was charged with blasphemy, convicted, and sentenced to two years in prison. The sentence shocked many Southeast Asia observers. After the demonstrations, some of them began to question Indonesias reputation for religious tolerance. They pointed to an uptick in