2016–17 Jakarta protests

{{Short description|Islamist protests against Governor of Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama}}

File:Aksi Super Damai 212 (Aksi Bela Islam IIII) 2016.jpg

File:Jokowi berpidato Aksi 2 Desember.jpg Joko Widodo addressing protesters at the December 2016 rally.]]

The 2016–17 Jakarta protests, branded Aksi Bela Islam (Defend Islam Action) by the protesters, are series of Islamist protests against Governor of Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, who was accused of committing blasphemy of the Quran. The protests were carried out by the Islamic Defenders Front alongside its Islamist collaborators which make up a single coalition called the 212 Movement, named after their third protest, held on 2 December 2016. The event marks the rising trend of Islamism and Islamic fundamentalism within the Indonesian Muslim society, with many Islamist groups, social media communities, and political parties having emerged following the protests.

A total of five protests were held, all close to the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election:

• October 2016 Jakarta protests on 14 October{{cite news|title=Di Balik Susutnya Massa Aksi Bela Islam|last=Taher|first=Andrian P.|url=https://tirto.id/di-balik-susutnya-massa-aksi-bela-islam-cl14|accessdate=13 May 2018|work=Tirto.id|date=2 April 2017|language=id|archive-date=13 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513153049/https://tirto.id/di-balik-susutnya-massa-aksi-bela-islam-cl14|url-status=live}}
• November 2016 Jakarta protests on 4 November{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/03/asia/jakarta-islamist-governor-protest/index.html|title=Thousands rally in Jakarta over governor's alleged blasphemy|first=Euan|last=McKirdy|date=4 November 2016|work=cnn.com|accessdate=13 May 2018|archive-date=21 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821124659/https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/03/asia/jakarta-islamist-governor-protest/index.html|url-status=live}}
• December 2016 Jakarta protests on 2 December{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38178764|title=Mass prayer rally in Jakarta against governor 'Ahok'|date=2 December 2016|publisher=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=13 May 2018|archive-date=11 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411161432/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38178764|url-status=live}}
• February 2017 Jakarta protests on 11 and 21 February{{cite news |title=Aksi 112 Istiqlal: Rizieq Shihab FPI datang sesudah Agus, Anies, Sandi |url=http://www.bbc.com/indonesia/indonesia-39451874 |accessdate=13 May 2018 |publisher=BBC |date=11 February 2017 |language=id |archive-date=17 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517110646/http://www.bbc.com/indonesia/indonesia-39451874 |url-status=live }}{{cite news|title=Ini Keputusan Komisi III Setelah Temui Massa Aksi 212|last=Tashandra|first=Nabilla|url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2017/02/21/14445901/ini.keputusan.komisi.iii.setelah.temui.massa.aksi.212|accessdate=13 May 2018|publisher=Kompas Gramedia Group|date=21 February 2017|language=id|archive-date=2 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702012338/https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2017/02/21/14445901/ini.keputusan.komisi.iii.setelah.temui.massa.aksi.212|url-status=live}}
• March 2017 Jakarta protests on 31 March{{cite news |title=Aksi 313: Massa yang hadir tak seramai sebelumnya |url=http://www.bbc.com/indonesia/indonesia-39451874 |accessdate=13 May 2018 |publisher=BBC |date=31 March 2017 |language=id |archive-date=17 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517110646/http://www.bbc.com/indonesia/indonesia-39451874 |url-status=live }}