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Caning in Aceh uses a thin rattan cane and is carried out over clothing while the perpetrator stands or kneels before the algojo, who wears a hooded robe to protect their anonymity. All algojo are ...
News Indonesia » Aceh » Culture: Reminiscing Aceh tsunami through romance novel
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News Indonesia » Aceh » Culture: Shariah court in Indonesia sentences 2 men to up to 85 lashes for having gay sex
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — An Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province on Monday sentenced two men to public caning for having gay sex. The couple, aged 24 and 18, were ...
News Indonesia » Aceh » Culture: Indonesia’s Aceh Province Continues Caning as a Form of Punishment
Indonesia’s conservative Aceh Province has once again carried out a mass public caning. On May 12, the Southeast Aceh Prosecutor’s Office punished some 15 convicts by flogging the group with over 200 ...
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: Aceh’s Bitter Lesson, Relearned
In 2004, Aceh was hardest hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami. In 2025, Indonesia’s most disaster-aware province was among the worst hit by floods. Scene of destruction in the aftermath of Cyclone Senyar.
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 ...
News Indonesia » Aceh » Culture: Indonesia, Aceh Rebels Sign Pact
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — The Indonesian government and Acehnese rebel leaders signed a landmark agreement Monday in Helsinki, Finland, that ends one of Asia’s longest-running wars and brings peace to a ...