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Indonesian Sharia Court Publicly Flogs Two Men For Gay Sex As Crowd Films Torture
Each man received 76 lashes, a sentence reduced from 80 due to time already spent in detention.
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Indonesia Court Sentences 2 Men To Public Caning For Kissing, Hugging
An Islamic court in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Monday sentenced two men to public caning, 80 times each, after Islamic religious police caught them engaged in what the court deemed were sexual acts: hugging and kissing.
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Woman-Owned Cafe In Indonesia's Ultra-Conservative Sharia Stronghold Shakes Stigma
In what claims to be the only woman-run cafe in the capital of Indonesia's most conservative province, owner Qurrata Ayuni says she and her baristas provide an alternative to rowdy, smoke-filled male haunts.
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Teens Publicly Whipped In Indonesia For Cuddling
Two teenagers were whipped in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday after they were caught cuddling in public -- a crime under the conservative region's Islamic law.
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A District In Indonesia Has Banned Men And Women From Dining Together
A district in Indonesia's deeply Islamic Aceh province has banned men and women from dining together unless they are married or related, an official said Wednesday, saying it would help women be "more well behaved".
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In Indonesia, Couples Whipped For Showing Affection In Public
The conservative region on the northern tip of Sumatra island passed a regulation a week ago that would see criminals whipped only behind prison walls. It was not clear when the new rule would come into effect.
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Indonesia's Conservative Aceh Orders Headscarves For Muslim Flight Attendants
Authorities in the Indonesian province of Aceh have ordered Muslim flight attendants to wear headscarves when flying into the ultra-conservative Islamic region, officials confirmed on Wednesday.
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At Least 43,000 Homeless After Aceh Earthquake In Indonesia
At least 43,000 people have been displaced by the powerful earthquake that hit Indonesia's Aceh province, authorities said on Saturday, as the government and aid agencies pooled efforts to meet the basic survival needs of shaken communities.
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PM Modi Offers Help To Earthquake-Hit Indonesia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today offered all assistance to Indonesia which was hit by a powerful earthquake, killing nearly 100 people and causing widespread destruction.
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Indonesia Earthquake Kills 97, Frantic Rescue Operations Underway
A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia's Aceh province early on Wednesday, killing at least 97 people and causing dozens of buildings to collapse.
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Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Hits Near Banda Aceh, Indonesia
A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Aceh province in the north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra early Wednesday, seismologists said, causing panic and some reported damage.
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Indonesian Woman Screams As Crowd Cheers During Caning At Mosque
An Indonesian woman screamed in agony on Monday as she was caned in Aceh, the latest in a growing number of women to be publicly flogged for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws.
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Indonesian Province Prepares To Tow Migrant Boat Out To Sea
Authorities in the Indonesian province of Aceh are preparing to tow a boat with more than 40 Tamil men, women and children out to sea on Friday after rescuing it last weekend.
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Former Separatist Fighters Surrender In Indonesia's Aceh Province
More than 100 former separatist fighters in Indonesia's Aceh province who hid out in the jungles and allegedly committed serious crimes have surrendered, an official said today.
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Indonesian Vote In Elections For Regional Leaders
Millions of Indonesians voted today in nationwide elections for regional leaders in the sprawling archipelago.
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Indonesian Sharia Court Publicly Flogs Two Men For Gay Sex As Crowd Films Torture
Each man received 76 lashes, a sentence reduced from 80 due to time already spent in detention.
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Indonesia Court Sentences 2 Men To Public Caning For Kissing, Hugging
An Islamic court in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Monday sentenced two men to public caning, 80 times each, after Islamic religious police caught them engaged in what the court deemed were sexual acts: hugging and kissing.
-
Woman-Owned Cafe In Indonesia's Ultra-Conservative Sharia Stronghold Shakes Stigma
In what claims to be the only woman-run cafe in the capital of Indonesia's most conservative province, owner Qurrata Ayuni says she and her baristas provide an alternative to rowdy, smoke-filled male haunts.
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Teens Publicly Whipped In Indonesia For Cuddling
Two teenagers were whipped in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday after they were caught cuddling in public -- a crime under the conservative region's Islamic law.
-
A District In Indonesia Has Banned Men And Women From Dining Together
A district in Indonesia's deeply Islamic Aceh province has banned men and women from dining together unless they are married or related, an official said Wednesday, saying it would help women be "more well behaved".
-
In Indonesia, Couples Whipped For Showing Affection In Public
The conservative region on the northern tip of Sumatra island passed a regulation a week ago that would see criminals whipped only behind prison walls. It was not clear when the new rule would come into effect.
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Indonesia's Conservative Aceh Orders Headscarves For Muslim Flight Attendants
Authorities in the Indonesian province of Aceh have ordered Muslim flight attendants to wear headscarves when flying into the ultra-conservative Islamic region, officials confirmed on Wednesday.
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At Least 43,000 Homeless After Aceh Earthquake In Indonesia
At least 43,000 people have been displaced by the powerful earthquake that hit Indonesia's Aceh province, authorities said on Saturday, as the government and aid agencies pooled efforts to meet the basic survival needs of shaken communities.
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PM Modi Offers Help To Earthquake-Hit Indonesia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today offered all assistance to Indonesia which was hit by a powerful earthquake, killing nearly 100 people and causing widespread destruction.
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Indonesia Earthquake Kills 97, Frantic Rescue Operations Underway
A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia's Aceh province early on Wednesday, killing at least 97 people and causing dozens of buildings to collapse.
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Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Hits Near Banda Aceh, Indonesia
A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Aceh province in the north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra early Wednesday, seismologists said, causing panic and some reported damage.
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Indonesian Woman Screams As Crowd Cheers During Caning At Mosque
An Indonesian woman screamed in agony on Monday as she was caned in Aceh, the latest in a growing number of women to be publicly flogged for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws.
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Indonesian Province Prepares To Tow Migrant Boat Out To Sea
Authorities in the Indonesian province of Aceh are preparing to tow a boat with more than 40 Tamil men, women and children out to sea on Friday after rescuing it last weekend.
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Former Separatist Fighters Surrender In Indonesia's Aceh Province
More than 100 former separatist fighters in Indonesia's Aceh province who hid out in the jungles and allegedly committed serious crimes have surrendered, an official said today.
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Indonesian Vote In Elections For Regional Leaders
Millions of Indonesians voted today in nationwide elections for regional leaders in the sprawling archipelago.
