Dozens of people witnessed the caning at a public hall in Banda Aceh. It’s the fourth time that Aceh, the only province in Indonesia to practice Shariah law, has caned people for homosexuality since the Islamic law was implemented in 2006.

Two young Indonesian men convicted of having a same-sex relationship were publicly caned on Thursday in Aceh province, prompting calls by Amnesty International for the government to put an end to the practice.

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Two young Indonesian men convicted of having a same-sex relationship have been publicly caned in Aceh province, prompting calls by Amnesty International for the government to put an end to the practice.

Two men were publicly flogged in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Thursday after they were found guilty of sexual relations by a court operating under strict Islamic law. Two other men were flogged at the same park 34 and eight times respectively on Thursday for online gambling,

Two men were publicly flogged in the conservative Aceh province of Indonesia on Thursday following they were found guilty of sexual relations by a court operating under strict Islamic law. They were caught on 7 November 2024 by locals who coercively entered into their rented room in Banda Aceh and took them to the Sharia police for investigation.