An Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province has sentenced two men to public caning for having gay sex.

In a shocking ruling, an Islamic Shariah court in Muslim-majority Indonesia’s Aceh province on Monday, sentenced two men to ...

Sentences include a maximum penalty of eight years’ imprisonment and 100 lashes.  Last year, on 7 November, a couple who ...

While gay sex is not illegal elsewhere in Indonesia -- the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation -- it is illegal in ...

An Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province Monday sentenced two men to public caning for having gay s ...

Two men talk with their lawyer inside a courtroom as they are being judged for having gay sex, at a Sharia court in Banda ...

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Banda Aceh. Newly inaugurated Aceh Governor Muzakir Manaf vowed on Wednesday to repeal restrictions on the purchase of ...

The four suspects used two boats to transport 264 Rohingya immigrants. They landed in Alue Bu Village, Peureulak District.

Bank Indonesia (BI) is watching economic policy changes in the United States that may affect Indonesia and will determine on ...

Two men in Aceh, Indonesia, sentenced to public caning for gay sex, highlighting the strict Shariah law in the region.