Stagnation on Freedom of Religion

As the seventh (7th) report and the report tip of tenure of President Bambang Yudhoyono, who has served two terms of leadership, this report has distinct specificity from the previous reports. Besides to photographing the occured incidents along the year of 2013, through this report SETARA Institute is challenged to trace, to analyze, and to conclude 7 reports that has been published yet during the leadership tenure of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Through the review process, STAGNATION ON FREEDOM OF RELIGION has been chosen as this report title. The analysis about this stagnation is presented in Chapter V before the closing chapter of this report.

The title of STAGNATION ON FREEDOM OF RELIGION is a phrase which is most representative to describing the leadership performance of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono who is in his two leadership tenure did not make chronicle any achievement in promoting and protecting freedom of religion/belief. SBY did not do anything eventhough he has obligation to do it. In 2013 is the last leadership tenure of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. As we know, 2014 is a tenure of two President; SBY and the new one after Presidential Election in 2014. That’s why, 2013 is a right enough momentum to evaluate policy which has never been taken from the beginning until the last of 2013.