Serang, Indonesia, April 12, 2026 (AFP) - Indonesian women face jail for stepping on Quran

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2026-04-12

Indonesian police said Sunday they had arrested two women on blasphemy charges after a video showing one of them stepping on a Quran went viral on social media in the Muslim-majority country. The two women, whose names and ages were not disclosed, were nabbed by police in Banten province this week and risk five years in prison if found guilty under Indonesia's blasphemy law. The law forbids anyone from making statements offending one of the count......

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