US EditionTikToker jailed for saying Jesus needed haircut
- A TikTok influencer, Ratu Thalisa, was jailed for nearly three years for suggesting Jesus should get a haircut, violating Indonesian blasphemy laws.
- Thalisa received a sentence of two years and ten months from a North Sumatra court, with appeals from prosecutors who believed the penalty was not severe enough.
- Five Christian groups accused Thalisa of blasphemy shortly after her comment, leading to her arrest.
- Human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, condemned the ruling as an attack on freedom of expression.
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Egypt refers popular TikToker to criminal court - Egypt Independent
The El-Waily Prosecution Office has ordered the referral of a TikTok user in Egypt to criminal trial on charges of inciting immorality and debauchery, and publishing videos that violate societal values. The General Administration for Combating Morality Crimes, in coordination with the Cairo Security Directorate’s investigations unit, successfully arrested the TikToker, identified as Z.T., in …
Tiktoker sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison for joking that Jesus Christ needs a haircut
The Indonesian transsexual tiktoker Ratu Thalisa was recently sentenced to two years and ten months in prison, for live showing a stamp of Jesus Christ and joking that she needed a haircut.A court in Medan, Sumatra, found Thalisa guilty of spreading hate speech against Christianity, as well as disturbing public order in Indonesian society. Justice also ordered her to pay a fine of 5,600 euros for committing this crime, considering that her actio…
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