Spokesperson of Jemaat Ahmadiyah Indonesia (JAI), Yendra Budiana, said that the banishment of Ahmadiya community in Srimenanti village, Bangka Regency, began after the community faced difficulties in obtaining ID cards.
Women and children of the Ahmadiyah religious sect in a district in Bangka regency, Bangka Belitung province, were evacuated on Friday evening to save them from the wrath of local residents.
A rights group has urged the Indonesian government to take firm action against local authorities in the Bangka district of Bangka-Belitung Islands province to stop the expulsion of the Ahmadiyah religious minority, and to protect its members.
The Government of Bangka District has asked Jemaat Ahmadiyah Indonesia (JAI) of Bangka branch to leave Bangka.
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) strongly condemns the arrest, detention, and sentencing of Abul Shakoor, an 80-year-old optician, for propagating the Ahmadiyya Muslim faith, which is banned in Pakistan.
Time is running out for the beleaguered Ahmadiyah community on Bangka Island.
An Early Day Motion tabled by Margaret Ferrier MP calls for action to uphold freedom of religion for all in Indonesia. This follows the threats made by local authorities to evict Ahmadi Muslims from their homes in Bangka-Belitung.
KHALID Shakoor loves his new home country and the freedom he has enjoyed since moving here.
AN ENDEAVOUR Hills man will turn to the Australian Government for help after his 81-year-old Ahmadi Muslim father was imprisoned in Pakistan last month.
A citizen was compelled on Tuesday to move the district and sessions court after being cautioned against perusing Ahmadiyya literature.
