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Indonesian Author Faces Blasphemy Probe for Short Stories

Bogor Literary Week organized an event featuring Indirani that was scheduled for September 20 but cancelled it days after the Front Persaudaraan Islam (Islamic Brotherhood Front, FPI) threatened to disrupt the discussion.

In response to a Human Rights Watch query, an Islamic Brotherhood Front representative neither confirmed nor denied the organization’s role in the cancellation of the event, stating: “In principle, FPI respects every citizen's right to express opinions and carry out activities guaranteed by the constitution. However, this right must also be exercised while respecting religious values, public beliefs, and the constitutional rights of others as regulated in the applicable laws.”