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Breaking: Indonesia Artist Attacked During Peaceful Protest Against Religious Violence
Anita Rachman | February 15, 2012

An Indonesian artist is the latest person to fall victim to hard-line religious organizations after he was attacked during a peaceful protest outside the headquarters of Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia’s office in Yogyakarta on Wednesday. (Saut Situmorang) An Indonesian artist is the latest person to fall victim to hard-line religious organizations after he was attacked during a peaceful protest outside the headquarters of Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia’s office in Yogyakarta on Wednesday. (Saut Situmorang)
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knmuniz
5:43am Feb 17, 2012

Wake up, Mr Susilo Yudhoyono. When are you going to take action to stop that madness?


knmuniz
5:40am Feb 17, 2012

Free Indonesia. How many times a person will be beaten up in name of a religion? That's sick!

DrDez
7:30am Feb 16, 2012

On the day Mr President says its ok there is no religious intolerance

Nice

Good,Bad and Ugly
7:00am Feb 16, 2012

JS24: It is NOT under

SBY's authority to protect Human Rights.

jetset24
9:31pm Feb 15, 2012

A play inspiring people to stand up against radicalism, anarchy, intimidation and violence is now treated as blasphemy. Nonetheless why should this artist be held responsible for expressing free speech... and where does the president of this country stands on this issue??

An Indonesian artist is the latest person to fall victim to hard-line religious organizations after he was attacked during a peaceful protest outside the headquarters of Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia’s office in Yogyakarta on Wednesday.

Bramantyo Prijosusilo, an East Java-based artist and journalist who has published a number of opinion pieces in the Jakarta Globe, was attacked by dozens of MMI members and supporters during a perfomance piece titled ‘Membanting Macan Kerah’.

Bramantyo told the Globe the performance was intended to inspire people to fight against radicalism, anarchy, intimidation and violence.

He said his glasses were broken in the attack but his injuries were not serious.

The MMI — once headed by convicted terrorist Abu Bakar Bashir before he was ousted in a power struggle — has filed blasphemy charges against the artist and called on him to apologize.

“Of course I won’t apologize,” he said.

Bramantyo is currently being held at the Bantul Police station while police process the charges.

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