Indonesia court jails transgender woman for hate speech

Instagram influencer Ratu Thalisa was sentenced to more than two years in prison on March 10, 2025 for blasphemy. - via The Jakarta Post/Antara/ANN

 

MEDAN: An Indonesian court sentenced a transgender woman to more than two years in prison Monday (March 10) for a remark online about Jesus' hair, a local official said, in a case condemned by rights groups as excessive.

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