The punishment, carried out before onlookers in Banda Aceh, is among the harshest imposed since the province adopted Islamic ...

Three female officers took turns striking the woman with a rattan cane before she lost consciousness, witnesses said.

Woman and man accused of sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol faced what is likely to be one of the severest punishments since Aceh province adopted sharia law ...

In total, the couple received 140 lashes: 100 for sex outside marriage and 40 for alcohol consumption, according to the head ...

The punishment was carried out in a public park in Banda Aceh, where dozens of people gathered to watch. The woman fainted ...

A woman in Indonesia's Aceh province fainted after receiving 140 lashes, a severe punishment for sex outside marriage and ...

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Two men accused of having gay sex sit during their trial in Sharia court in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Monday, Feb 24, 2025. The men were convicted and sentenced to public caning with dozens of lashes ...

Two men caught having sex with underage girls were whipped 100 times each in Muslim-majority Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Wednesday, as one begged officials to stop the painful punishment ...

The punishment, carried out in Banda Aceh, was among the harshest imposed in recent years and drew renewed criticism from human rights groups over the continued use of public flogging in the province.