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1 Anti-Christian incidents nearly doubled in 2011 12 January 2012
2 Church closed and pastor arrested 20 October 2011
3 Church bombed in Central Java 06 October 2011
4 Mission training school attacked 23 June 2011
5 Angry Muslim crowd attacks churches 10 February 2011
6 Police, Islamists put up obstacles to worship 13 January 2011
7 House churches forcibly closed 16 December 2010
8 Islamic groups aim to close church 25 November 2010
9 Update: Decree prohibiting church's activities revoked in Bekasi 23 September 2010
10 Congregation attacked again in Bekasi 16 September 2010
11 Church members injured in Bekasi 12 August 2010
12 Death threat and increasing opposition in Bekasi 08 July 2010
13 Two church buildings burned down 04 February 2010
14 Militant Muslims destroy church building 23 December 2009
15 Christians ordered to stop worshipping in home 07 October 2009
16 Elderly Christian couple murdered 29 April 2009
17 Riots erupt over Christian teacher's alleged blasphemy 17 December 2008
18 Mob storms church and calls for ban 20 August 2008
19 Pastor Released 30 April 2008
20 Church Worship Services Stopped by Muslim Mobs 12 March 2008
 
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Indonesia Profile

Location
Asia

Population
245,613,043 (July 2011 est.)

Ethnicity (%)
Javanese (40.6), Sundanese (15), Madurese (3.3), Minangkabau (2.7), Betawi (2.4), Bugis (2.4), Banten (2), Other (31.6)

Religion (%)
Islam (80.3), Christianity (15.9), Ethnic Religions (2.1), Hinduism (1.3), Buddhism (0.4)

Leader
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Government type
Republic

Legal system
Based loosely on Roman-Dutch law; Shariah-inspired laws are being passed in more and more communities and even in entire provinces.

Statistics provided by CIA World Factbook, Joshua Project and Operation World.

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Anti-Christian incidents nearly doubled in 2011
(January 12, 2012)

Church closed and pastor arrested
(October 20, 2011)

Church bombed in Central Java
(October 06, 2011)

Mission training school attacked
(June 23, 2011)

Angry Muslim crowd attacks churches
(February 10, 2011)

Police, Islamists put up obstacles to worship
(January 13, 2011)

House churches forcibly closed
(December 16, 2010)

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