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Islamic Sharia court

Coverage of Islamic Sharia court in the Nexus archive.

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  • CRIMEJul 2 · 09:24 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMI
    Couple caned for kissing on TikTok in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province

    A couple in Indonesia's Aceh province was publicly caned 21 times each for kissing during a TikTok livestream, violating Islamic Sharia law. Aceh, the only Indonesian province enforcing Islamic law, applied the punishment as a deterrent for morality offenses, with Amnesty International criticizing it as inhumane.

  • WORLDJul 2 · 08:11 UTCWTOP DC
    Couple caned for kissing on Tiktok in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province

    A 22-year-old man and 25-year-old woman in Indonesia’s Aceh province were publicly caned 21 times each for kissing during a TikTok livestream, violating Islamic Sharia law. The punishment was reduced from 25 lashes after they served four months in prison, and a cell phone and USB drive containing the video were seized as evidence.

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