Indonesia News » Aceh News Indonesia » Aceh » Social: Illegal gold mining continues in Indonesia’s Aceh despite government crackdown pledge
Two weeks after government and law enforcement leaders vowed to crack down on illegal gold mining in the semiautonomous Indonesian province of Aceh, local communities on the ground say excavators are ...
News Indonesia » Aceh » Social: 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 » Social: Pastor Sentenced to Two Years in Prison in Indonesia
A Christian pastor has been sentenced to prison for two years for violating Indonesia’s law against blasphemy and hate speech in a case that has drawn scrutiny over the speed of his… Continue Reading ...
News Indonesia » Aceh » Social: Reexamining Gender-Based Violence in the Aceh Conflict
People I have spoken to in Aceh often said that the tsunami of December 2004 brought peace to their community. Despite the significant losses suffered in the disaster, it led to the restoration of ...
News Indonesia » Aceh » Social: 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 » Social: Indonesia sentences Christian pastor 2 years in prison under Islamic blasphemy law
A Christian pastor has been sentenced to prison for two years for violating Indonesia’s law against blasphemy and hate speech in a case that has drawn scrutiny over the speed of his arrest and trial.
News Indonesia » Aceh » Social: The Local and International Dimensions of Aceh’s Rohingya Crisis
Rohingya women at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, March 2018. Credit: UN Women/Allison Joyce Subscribe for ads-free reading A harrowing scenario is currently playing itself out in Aceh, ...
News Indonesia » Aceh » Social: Couple caned for kissing on TikTok in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — 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 » Social: Rohingya refugees’ boat runs aground in Indonesia’s Aceh province
More than 70 Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar have arrived at a tourist beach in Indonesia’s Aceh province. Local police chief Nova Suryandaru said a wooden boat carrying 40 men, 32 ...
News Indonesia » Aceh » Social: 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 ...