They form this country's largest non-Muslim minority, maintaining 33 churches, 16 schools, several hospitals and a variety of other institutions.
The largest non-Muslim minority is Christians and make up 2.31% of the poulation.
In practice, the situation of non-Muslim minorities depends not only on the law, but on local practices, which may vary.
The new government also clamped down on attempts by the media to document alleged atrocities against non-Muslim minorities following the election.
However, dog meat is eaten by several of Indonesia's non-Muslim minorities.
Although quite numerous before the 20th century, the non-Muslim minority has seen its numbers dwindle over the past century.
The 'cage plan' allegedly aimed at destabilising the country by killing members of non-Muslim minorities.
Even at their peak, these non-Muslim minorities constituted only one percent of the population.
Other non-Muslim minorities do not have schools of their own.
As regards the difficulties faced by non-Muslim and Muslim religious minorities, there is clearly a lack of progress so far.