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

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

Two men publicly flogged in Indonesia after being found guilty of gay sex - College students were arrested last November ...

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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.

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

More than 70 Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar have arrived at a tourist beach in Indonesia’s Aceh province. Local police chief Nova Suryandaru said a wooden boat carrying 40 men, 32 ...

JAKARTA, Jan 30 (Reuters) - More than 70 Rohingya came ashore in Indonesia's Aceh province, an official said on Thursday, the latest wave of Rohingyas who often faced rejection from Indonesia's ...

The Acehnese capital's "sharia police" is planning to ramp up patrols and public campaigns to ensure compliance with Islamic ...

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

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 ...

The Banda Aceh Public Order Agency and Wilayatul Hisbah (Satpol PP WH), or "shariah police", plans to intensify monitoring ...