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Coverage dated August 10, 2025

Islamic court in Indonesia sentences 2 men to public caning over sexual acts: kissing and hugging

Headline from ABC 7 Chicago

An Islamic court in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province sentenced two men to public caning for hugging and kissing.

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  1. NBC News

    Islamic court in Indonesia sentences 2 men to public caning after they were caught hugging and kissing (opens NBC News)

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    An Islamic court in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province sentenced two men to public caning after Islamic religious police caught them engaged in what the court deemed were sexual acts: hugging and kissing.

  2. The Boston Globe

    Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia’s Aceh province sentences 2 men to public caning over sexual acts (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Monday’s verdict was the fifth time that Aceh has sentenced people to public caning for homosexuality since the Islamic law was implemented in 2015 as a concession made by the government to end a long-running separatist rebellion.

  3. ABC 7 Chicago

    Islamic court in Indonesia sentences 2 men to public caning over sexual acts: kissing and hugging (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    An Islamic court in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province sentenced two men to public caning for hugging and kissing.

  4. Breitbart News

    Islamic court in Indonesia sentences 2 men to public caning over sexual acts (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    An Islamic court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province has sentenced two men to public caning, 80 times each, for what the court deemed were

  5. Los Angeles Times

    Islamic court in Indonesia sentences 2 men to public caning for kissing and hugging (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The two men, ages 20 and 21, were arrested in April after residents saw them entering the same bathroom at a park in Indonesia and reported it to police.

  6. PBS NewsHour

    Indonesian Sharia court sentences 2 men to public caning for kissing and hugging (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    An Islamic court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province has sentenced two men to public caning, 80 times each, for hugging and kissing.

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