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Unmarried Indonesian couple get 21 lashes each over viral live stream kiss

An unmarried couple in Indonesia’s Aceh province were publicly caned 21 times each for kissing during a TikTok live stream, violating Islamic sharia law. The punishment was carried out in Banda Aceh by a group in robes and hoods, witnessed by at least 100 people.

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