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Swiss tourist jailed for insulting Bali’s sacred Day of Silence

Name: Swiss tourist jailed for insulting Bali’s sacred Day of Silence
Start: 2026-08-20T17:30:28Z
Location: Indonesia

Indonesia · Asia region

detected 2026-08-20T17:30:28Z updated 2026-08-20T17:30:28Z

A Swiss tourist has been sentenced to one year in prison in Bali for social media posts insulting Nyepi

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Original source: RSS · Al Jazeera View original report ↗

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