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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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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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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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Hardline Indonesian Muslims Call for Church Closures in Aceh
Hardline Muslims in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province today demanded the local government close 10 Christian churches, just days after a mob burnt down a church, leaving one person dead and several injured.
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Indonesian Police Reject Rohingya Sex Assault Claims
Indonesian police today rejected allegations several Rohingya women were sexually assaulted by local men outside a migrant camp in Aceh province.
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Over 100 "Boat People" Land in Indonesia, Hundreds More Sighted at Sea
Indonesian fishermen brought more than 100 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants to shore in northwestern Aceh province early on Wednesday, a search and rescue official said.
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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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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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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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Hardline Indonesian Muslims Call for Church Closures in Aceh
Hardline Muslims in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province today demanded the local government close 10 Christian churches, just days after a mob burnt down a church, leaving one person dead and several injured.
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Indonesian Police Reject Rohingya Sex Assault Claims
Indonesian police today rejected allegations several Rohingya women were sexually assaulted by local men outside a migrant camp in Aceh province.
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Over 100 "Boat People" Land in Indonesia, Hundreds More Sighted at Sea
Indonesian fishermen brought more than 100 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants to shore in northwestern Aceh province early on Wednesday, a search and rescue official said.
