The only Christian governor in Indonesia is being investigated by police as a suspect in a blasphemy case, amid on-going calls from Muslim groups for his imprisonment.
Churches destroyed a year ago by Islamic extremists and police in Aceh Singkil have still not been rebuilt because of discrimination against Christians by local authorities, say church leaders. However, despite the troubles, church membership is climbing.
The religious freedom of Christians in the Philippines is protected constitutionally, but that doesn’t prevent them from facing persecution on a local level.
An Islamist group in Indonesia has, in front of a local police commander, sealed off a brand new church, torn down its sign and demanded that the local mayor cancel its permit.