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Help Free Alexander Aan, Jailed in Indonesia for being an Atheist

Created by B.Z. on September 05, 2012

Alexander Aan, Indonesian, has been sentenced by an Indonesian court to 30 months in prison for having an Atheist Facebook page.

The Islamic Society Forum, a coalition of Islamist groups, stated that the potential five-year sentence was not enough, and that Alexander should be executed. The organization's secretary-general stated, "What he has done cannot be tolerated... it is important to prevent this group from spreading atheism in this country."

He "converted" again to islam after his fellow (muslim) inmates tried to kill him. It is suicidal for an Indonesian to admit that he or she is an atheist.

Please help free Alexander Aan by signing this petition. Everybody deserves the right to free speech and freedom from religion!

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