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

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

One man, accused of initiating the relationship, received 82 lashes, while the other was punished with 77 strokes. And, both ...

Thirteen individuals, including six women, have been punished publicly for various crimes at the sports stadium in northern ...

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

While gay sex is not illegal elsewhere in Indonesia -- the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation -- it is outlawed in Aceh, which imposes a version of sharia, the Islamic legal code.

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Following the gruesome murder of a final year student of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Hafsoh Lawal allegedly by ...