Indonesian Christians protest over intimidation
- Published: 30/01/2012 at 05:32 AM
- Online news: Asia
Indonesian Christians held a prayer vigil in Jakarta on Sunday urging President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to re-open their church and stop intimidation by Muslim hardliners.
Indonesian Christian worshippers shouts slogans during a protest outside the presidential palace in Jakarta. Indonesian Christians held a prayer vigil in Jakarta on Sunday urging President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to re-open their church and stop intimidation by Muslim hardliners.
About 200 people, mostly members of the Taman Yasmin Indonesian Christian Church, prayed and sang hymns outside the state palace.
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