Indonesian Woman Imprisoned for Blasphemy After TikTok Pork Video

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Indonesian Woman Imprisoned for Blasphemy After TikTok Pork Video
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An Indonesian woman, Lina Lutfiawati, has been sentenced to two years in prison and fined 250 million rupiah ($16,262) for inciting religious hatred after she said a Muslim prayer and then ate pork in a TikTok video. Lutfiawati, who identifies as Muslim, expressed regret and apologized after facing blasphemy charges. Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country, considers consuming pork forbidden in Islam. Critics argue that blasphemy laws in Indonesia have been used to restrict freedom of expression and target religious minorities.

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