{
  "id": 2136941,
  "title": "Bali jails Swiss tourist for insulting sacred Day of Silence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/bali-jails-swiss-tourist-for-insulting-sacred-day-of-silence",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T12:31:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3364722/bali-jails-swiss-tourist-insulting-sacred-day-silence"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A court on the Indonesian resort island of Bali sentenced a Swiss tourist on Thursday to one year in prison for insulting a sacred Balinese Hindu observance. Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, 26, was found guilty of violating Indonesia’s new criminal code by posting social media messages about the Day of Silence, when people are required to stay home and are urged to remain silent and meditate. The…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Swiss tourist sentenced to a year in jail for insulting Bali’s sacred Day of Silence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/swiss-tourist-sentenced-to-a-year-in-jail-for-insulting-balis-sacred-2132182",
        "published": "2026-08-20T12:15:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Swiss tourist sentenced to a year in jail for insulting Bali’s sacred Day of Silence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/swiss-tourist-sentenced-to-a-year-in-jail-for-insulting-balis-sacred",
        "published": "2026-08-20T12:23:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Swiss tourist sentenced to year in jail for insulting Bali's sacred Day of Silence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/swiss-tourist-sentenced-to-year-in-jail-for-insulting-balis-sacred",
        "published": "2026-08-20T12:45:25.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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