It's the third time that people have been caned for homosexuality since Shariah law was implemented in Aceh in 2015 A team of five enforcers wearing robes and hoods took turns whipping the pair In ...

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Authorities in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province have begun tearing down several small Christian churches after hardline Muslims demanded their closure, citing a lack of building permits, and ...

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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia-- A Shariah court in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province has sentenced two gay men to public caning for the first time, further undermining the country's moderate image after ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — An Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province on Monday sentenced two men to public caning 80 times each after Islamic religious police caught them ...

A few minutes after the catastrophic Indian Ocean earthquake of Dec. 26, 2004, two massive explosions tore through Lampuuk, a small seaside village in the Indonesian province of Aceh. “I thought they ...

"Your jeans are too tight. And you should be wearing a longer blouse." It sounded like something my mother would say when I was a teenager, telling me how I should or shouldn't dress. But those were ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia—Devastated a decade ago by the Indian Ocean tsunami, the Indonesian province of Aceh has turned in its recovery to religion and strict Shariah law. Many Acehnese say the tsunami ...