Jesus, Indonesia and TikTok

Indonesian TikToker jailed for blasphemy for telling Jesus to get a haircut
An Indonesian social media influencer who suggested Jesus should cut his hair has been sentenced to two years and 10 months in jail after being found guilty of spreading hate speech against Christianity.
Is suggesting a makeover for Jesus a crime? A TikToker in Indonesia is jailed
Ratu Thalisa, an Indonesian social media influencer, with more than 442,000 TikTok followers, has been jailed for nearly three years. She has been accused of spreading hatred against Christianity under the country’s controversial online hate speech law.
TikToker jailed in Indonesia for telling Jesus to cut his hair
An Indonesian TikToker has been sentenced to almost three years in prison after reportedly 'talking' to a picture of Jesus on her phone and telling him to get a haircut. Ratu Thalisa, a Muslim transgender woman with more than 442,
Indonesia: TikToker gets prison sentence for joking about Jesus's hair
An Indonesian TikToker named Ratu Thalisa has received a sentence of two years and 10 months in prison for her controversial remark on Jesus. Thalisa, a transgender Muslim woman, was on a livestream when a viewer suggested that she should cut her hair to look like a man.
Indonesian TikToker jailed for ‘telling Jesus to cut his hair’
Ms Thalisa, known online as Ratu Entok, was livestreaming on 2 October 2024 on TikTok, when a viewer asked her to cut her hair like a man. She responded by holding up a picture of Jesus Christ and addressing it: "You should not look like a woman. You should cut your hair so that you will look like his father".
TikTok influencer jailed for ‘telling a photo of Jesus on her phone to go get a haircut'
A TikTok influencer in Indonesia has been jailed for nearly three years after she told a picture of Jesus to get a haircut after Christian groups filed police complaints
Indonesia court jails transgender woman for hate speech
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