Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted 17/02/11 IDN 1/2011 JUA Indonesia Freedom of religion; Minority issues; Summary executions; Torture Alleged harassment and attacks against the Ahmadiyyah community. According to the information received, on 6 February 2011, over 1,000 armed people stormed the house of an Ahmadiyyah community leader in Umbulan village in West Java. Three members of the community, Mr. Adi Mulyadi (24 years old), Mr. Roni (34) and Mr. Tarno (33), were allegedly beaten and stoned to death. Mr. Ferdiaz (30) and Mr. Deden Sujana (45) were stabbed, Mr. Bebi (45) received a serious injury to his head and Mr. Masihudin was stripped naked and beaten. The attackers reportedly destroyed the house and vehicles parked around it. This follows an incident on 5 February, when the house of the local Ahmadiyyah leader Mr. Ismail Suparman was attacked. On 28 January 2011, an Ahmadiyyah congregation was reportedly evacuated following an attack on the congregation in the Makassar mosque, in the capital of South Sulawesi. The minister for security reportedly reminded Ahmadiyyah members of the joint ministerial decree of 9 June 2008, which instructs adherents of the Indonesian Ahmadiyyah Congregation, as long as they claim to be Muslims, to stop the spreading of the belief that there is another prophet after Muhammad. 17/02/11 OTH 2/2011 AL Other Freedom of religion 03/05/11 Alleged restrictions on the right to worship and to exercise freedom of religion. According to the information received, on 25 December 2010, Turkish Cypriot authorities interrupted the service taking place in the Church of Saint Sinesios in Rizokarpaso, forced the congregation out of the church and subsequently sealed it. Reportedly, the Church is one of seven religious sites in the area where religious services can be performed without advance permission. The same day, Turkish Cypriot authorities reportedly refused permission for the performance of Christmas mass in the Church of the Holy Trinity (Ayia Triada) in the nearby village of Yialoussa. On 4 February 2011, Christian worshippers on the Karpas peninsula were allegedly banned from holding evening masses. Reportedly, a new procedure had been introduced by the Turkish Cypriot authorities, requiring that all religious celebrations (apart from those on Sundays) in the village churches seek permission with at least 30 days advance notice. (UNFICYP) Reply A/HRC/18/51 53

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