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 men suspected of having a gay sex are canned in Aceh, the only Indonesian province with strict Sharia laws ...

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

(250303) -- BANDA ACEH, March 3, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy the fast-breaking evening meal of iftar during the Islamic ...

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

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

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned Thursday after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them for having sex with each other.

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

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned Thursday after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them for having sex with each other.