An article on how the Indonesian government treats Muslims accused of crimes versus individuals of other faiths accused of crimes cites a recent Pew Forum report, Rising Restrictions on Religion. The report finds that Indonesia is among the countries with very high government restrictions on religion and very high social hostilities involving religion.

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