Jakarta - Restrictions imposed against a minority Muslim sect have provoked discontent in Indonesia with human rights groups on Wednesday denouncing the decree and hardliner groups demanding Ahmadiyah be outlawed.

"The decree ran counter to the constitution, which guarantee the basic rights of citizen," said Taufik Basari from the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation. "Given these considerations, we demand the government reverse the decree."

Usman Hamid - the coordinator of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence, a human rights group - said the order could be interpreted many ways and it "could lead to further conflicts in the future."

Jakarta  - Thousands of Indonesian Muslims staged a peaceful but noisy protest outside presidential palace on Monday, calling for the government to immediately ban the minority Ahmadiyah sect that

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Jakarta - Some parts of Indonesian capital Jakarta were inundated by seawater that rose more than 2 metres overnight, caused by an extremely high tide, local officials said Wednesday.

Jakarta  - Indonesian police arrested at least 59 Muslim hardliners Wednesday for their alleged involvement in a violent attack over the weekend against a rally by interfaith supporters.