http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/indonesian-islamists-protest-obama-visit/478127 Hundreds of Islamists rallied in Central Jakarta on Sunday to protest against this week’s visit by US President Barack Obama.Around 2,500 protesters from the radical Muslim group Hizbut Tahrir shouted “Reject Obama” and “America is Terrorist” outside the US embassy as they brandished banners with slogans such as “Reject Obama, Reject Capitalism, Reject Imperialism.”“We strongly oppose America and Obama coming to Indonesia,” the group’s spokesman Mujiyanto told AFP.“Obama is a murderer of our Muslim brothers in Palestine and Afghanistan, a thief of Indonesia’s natural resources, and an imperialist who seeks to take over the world and will do anything for US interests,” he added.Similar protests were also held Sunday in other cities, including Surabaya in East Java and Makassar in South Sulawesi.
Diplomat discourages recourse to pressure, intimidation, confrontation
against Iran
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Press TV – November 22, 2024 A ranking Iranian diplomat has strongly
discouraged Western countries from resorting to pressure, intimidation, and
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