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Urgent Action: Five Years Imprisonment and Fine for Facebook Post (Indonesia: UA 86.18)

May 7, 2018

Alnoldy Bahari has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for Facebook posts deemed to be insulting of Islam and for allegedly spreading ‘hate speech’ under the country’s repressive Electronic Information and Transaction Law. Having only peacefully expressed his right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, Alnoldy Bahari is a prisoner of conscience and must be immediately and unconditionally released.

Alnoldy Bahari has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for Facebook posts deemed to be insulting of Islam and for allegedly spreading ‘hate speech’ under the country’s repressive Electronic Information and Transaction Law. Having only peacefully expressed his right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, Alnoldy Bahari is a prisoner of conscience and must be immediately and unconditionally released. 1) TAKE ACTION Write a letter, send an email, call, fax or tweet:
  • Immediately and unconditionally release Alnoldy Bahari and all other individuals who have been solely detained for peacefully exercising their human rights;
  • Repeal or amend all blasphemy provisions set out in laws and regulations which violate the rights to freedom of expression and thought, conscience and religion;
  • Ensure that judges and prosecutors are aware of Indonesia’s international human rights obligations and the need for the application of national law to be consistent with them.

Contact these two officials by 18 June, 2018:

Ministry of Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly Ministry of Law and Human Rights Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said Kav 6-7 Jakarta Selatan, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia 12940 Fax: +62 (0)21 525 3004 Email: [email protected] Salutation: Dear Minister

Ambassador Budi Bowoleksono, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia 2020 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202.775.5200 Twitter: @KBRIWashDC Salutation: Dear Ambassador

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