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Indonesian Atheist Arrested

Published on Jan 26, 2012 by Luke Hunt

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FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — 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 more in The Diplomat.