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Indonesia faces calls to reverse a policy that labels the ‘spread of LGBTQ+ culture’ a national threat amid growing anti-LGBTQ+ repression.
News Indonesia » Aceh » Culture: Reminiscing Aceh tsunami through romance novel
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News Indonesia » Aceh » Culture: Three Simeulue languages designated as intangible cultural heritage
The Simeulue Tourism and Culture Office in Aceh Province said the Ministry of Culture has designated three local languages in the island district as Indonesian intangible cultural ANTARA News mataram ...
News Indonesia » Aceh » Culture: Lessons from Aceh: How language unites and segregates in conflicts
20 years have passed since the Aceh tsunami, leaving deep scars on Indonesia, especially for those directly affected. Aceh was also recovering from a three-decade armed conflict between the Free Aceh ...
News Indonesia » Aceh » Culture: Couple caned for kissing on TikTok in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — A young couple in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned on Thursday after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them of violating Islamic law by kissing ...
News Indonesia » Aceh » Culture: In Indonesia’s Aceh, Indigenous communities seek recognition of their forest rights
If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Indonesian government is set to recognize community claims to ancestral forests in Aceh province, on the island of Sumatra, for the first time ...
News Indonesia » Aceh » Culture: Aceh imposes record 140 lashes for extramarital relations, alcohol
Public caning was carried out in Aceh Province, Indonesia’s most Islamic region applying the strictest laws, against a man and woman caught on charges of extramarital relations and alcohol consumption ...