Dozens of people witnessed the caning at a public hall in Banda Aceh. It’s the fourth time that Aceh, the only province in ...

One man, accused of initiating the relationship, received 82 lashes, while the other was punished with 77 strokes. And, both ...

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Two young Indonesian men convicted of having a same-sex relationship were publicly caned on Thursday in Aceh province, ...

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An Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province has sentenced two men to public caning for having gay sex.

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Two men were publicly caned in Aceh for same-sex relations under Sharia law, while two others faced caning for gambling ...

Two men were publicly flogged in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Thursday after they were found guilty of sexual ...

Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs has declared March 1 as the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, marking the ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — An Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province on Monday sentenced two men to public caning for having gay sex. The couple, aged 24 and 18 ...

Two young Indonesian men convicted of having a same-sex relationship have been publicly caned in Aceh province, prompting ...