Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them for ...

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

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, ...

An Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province has sentenced two men to public caning for having gay sex.

The couple, 24 and 18, were found guilty of violating Sharia law, which is strictly enforced in Indonesia's Aceh province.

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

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

College students were arrested last November after neighbours broke into their rented room and found them naked and hugging ...

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