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The 2016–17 Jakarta protests, branded Aksi Bela Islam (''Action for Defending Islam'') by the protesters, are series of Islamist uprisings and protests against Governor of
The 2016–17 Jakarta protests, branded Aksi Bela Islam (''Action for Defending Islam'') by the protesters, are series of Islamist uprisings and protests against Governor of Jakarta
Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...
Basuki Tjahaja Purnama
Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (, Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Chûng Van-ho̍k''; born 29 June 1966) is an Indonesian businessman, politician, and former governor of Jakarta. He is also known by his Hakka Chinese nickname Ahok (). He was the second minority gover ...
, who was accused of committing blasphemy of the Quran. The protests were carried out by the Islamic Defenders Front
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alongside its Islamist collaborators which make up a single coalition called the 212 Movement, named after their third protest, held in 2 December 2016.
Five protests were held, all were close to the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election
Two rounds of a gubernatorial election were held in Jakarta as part of the 2017 Indonesian local elections, 2017 simultaneous elections on 15 February and 19 April 2017 to elect the governor of Jakarta to a five-year term. Incumbent governor Basu ...
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* October 2016 Jakarta protests on 14 October
* November 2016 Jakarta protests on 24 November
* December 2016 Jakarta protests
December 2016 Jakarta protests, also known as 212 Action, the 3rd Defend Islam Action ( id, Aksi Bela Islam III), and the 2 December Peace Protest, was a mass protest led by Islamist groups which took place on 2 December 2016, in Jakarta, Ind ...
on 2 December
* February 2017 Jakarta protests
February 2017 Jakarta protests refer to a series of mass protest led by Islamist movements which took place on 11 February 2017 and 21 February 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia, and dubbed as the Action 112 and the Action 212 respectively. The protest ...
on 11 and 21 February
* March 2017 Jakarta protests on 31 March
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