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Atheists are subject to discrimination in Indonesia, seeing as irreligion violates the first principle of Pancasila (i.e. Ketuhanan yang Maha Esa, The One and Almighty God). Religious tolerance in Indonesia is limited to muted acceptance of other religions apart from Islam. Indonesian atheist activists are pursuing their religious freedom. [5]
Indonesian Atheists (IA) is a community that accommodates atheists, agnostics, and irreligious in Indonesia. [1] [2] The community provides a place for Indonesian nonbelievers to express their opinions. [1] [3] IA was founded by Karl Karnadi [1] [2] [3] in October 2008. [4]
Nonetheless, atheists as a group tend not to express their atheism publicly for fear of prosecution. [ 128 ] [ 129 ] In 2012, civil servant Alexander Aan was sentenced to 30 months in prison for writing "God doesn't exist" on his Facebook page and sharing explicit material about the prophet Muhammad online, [ 130 ] [ 131 ] sparking nationwide ...
Research in 2020 stated that Indonesia is one of the top five countries with the highest levels of government restrictions. [ 24 ] In 2022, the Setara Institute on Democracy and Peace noted a total of 333 incidents involving infringment on religious freedom; [ 3 ] these were mainly against non-Sunni Muslims and were highest in East Java.
According to reports from the WIN/Gallup International's (WIN/GIA) four global polls: in 2005, 77% were a religious person and 4% were "convinced atheists"; in 2012, 23% were not a religious person and 13% were "convinced atheists"; [2] in 2015, 22% were not a religious person and 11% were "convinced atheists"; [3] and in 2017, 25% were not a ...
Atheists in Indonesia experience official discrimination in the context of registration of births and marriages, and the issuance of identity cards. [144] In 2012, Indonesian atheist Alexander Aan was beaten by a mob, lost his job as a civil servant and was sentenced to two and a half years in jail for expressing his views online.
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