Bali jails Swiss tourist for insulting sacred Day of Silence
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- BBC News Worldseen 21 Aug, 05:04description edited
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The 26-year-old sparked anger with an expletive-laden post about the sacred holiday.The 26-year-old was jailed for a year after he sparked anger with an expletive-laden post about the sacred holiday.
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Thu, 20 August 2026
3 reports- South China Morning Post12:31first to report
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 Denpasar District Court determined that he posted the messages even after staff at the villa where he was...
- Al Jazeera English17:05
A Swiss tourist has been sentenced to one year in prison in Bali for social media posts insulting Nyepi
- newser.com18:45
Swiss national gets year behind bars for posting on social media on sacred day of meditation
Fri, 21 August 2026
12 reports- BBC News World02:33edited after publishing
The 26-year-old was jailed for a year after he sparked anger with an expletive-laden post about the sacred holiday.
- Index.hr (Croatia)05:05
ŠVICARSKI turist osuđen je na godinu dana zatvora na Baliju jer je prekršio pravila Dana tišine. 26-godišnjak se snimao na praznoj plaži tijekom svetog hinduističkog blagdana i objavio video.
- tportal (Croatia)07:23
Luzian Andrin Zgraggen (26) proglašen je u četvrtak krivim pred Okružnim sudom u Denpasaru za vrijeđanje vjerskog obreda prema novom indonezijskom kaznenom zakonu. Sud je utvrdio da je snimke objavio iako mu je osoblje vile u kojoj je odsjeo prethodno objasnilo zabrane
- Die Zeit (Germany)07:36
- independent.co.uk07:40
Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, 26, was convicted on Thursday of insulting a religious observance under Indonesia's new criminal code
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)08:47
Un turista svizzero è stato condannato a un anno di carcere a Bali per un insulto al sacro Giorno del silenzio. Il tribunale di Denpasar ha riconosciuto colpevole il 26enne Luzian Andrin Zgraggen per aver pubblicato sui social media contenuti offensivi nei confronti del Nyepi. Si tratta di una delle ricorrenze più importanti dell’induismo balinese […] L'articolo Bali, ignora le regole e insulta il sacro Giorno del silenzio: turista svizzero condannato a un anno di carcere proviene da Il Fatto...
- Der Spiegel (Germany)09:05
»Scheiß auf den Nyepi-Tag«: Ein Mann aus der Schweiz regte sich in einem Internetvideo über strenge Regeln am höchsten balinesischen Feiertag auf. Dafür musste sich der 26-Jährige vor Gericht verantworten.
- RMF24 (Poland)10:46
Pokazał puste plaże na Bali, „rzucił” kilka słów. Turysta skazany za złamanie Dnia Ciszy
- RMF24 (Poland)10:46
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Pokazał puste plaże na Bali, „rzucił” kilka słów. Turysty skazany za złamanie Dnia Ciszy
- Times of India13:28
- DW Top Stories13:29
The 26-year-old was given a one-year prison sentence for offensive remarks posted on Instagram. During the trial, he apologized to the Balinese people for denigrating the Day of Silence and said he regretted his actions.
- NYT World19:21
The 26-year-old received a yearlong sentence from a court on the Indonesian resort island after he flouted a sacred Hindu ritual and insulted it on Instagram.
Sat, 22 August 2026
1 report- ČT24 (Czechia)11:41
Švýcarský turista byl odsouzen k jednomu roku vězení za urážku posvátné náboženské události Den ticha na indonéském ostrově Bali. Šestadvacetiletý Luzian Andrin Zgraggen se natáčel na prázdné pláži, přičemž scénu popsal jako „šílenou“. Místní obyvatele to rozzuřilo, píše server BBC News.