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Gay men in Aceh will no longer be caned in public

The Indonesian province of Aceh has announced it will no longer cane men accused of being gay in public, instead the punishments will be conducted within the prison. Last year two men when caned 83 times after they pleaded guilty to having gay sex. While homosexuality has never been illegal in Indonesia, the Aceh provide […]

Tags: Aceh, canning, Sharia Law 16 Apr 2018 / No Comment / Read More

Prosecutors call for Indonesian couple to be caned 80 times

Prosecutors in the Indonesian province of Aceh have called for two men, who were caught having sex by their neighbours, be punished with 80 strokes of the rattan. The two men, aged 20 and 23, were arrested after their neighbours secretly filmed them having sex in the privacy of their own home. They neighbours […]

Tags: Aceh, caning, capital punishment, gay, Homosexuality, Human Rights Watch, Indonesia, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Phelim Kine, queer, rattan, Sharia Law

11 May 2017 | Filed under News,World | Read More

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Gay men in Aceh will no longer be caned in public

Prosecutors call for Indonesian couple to be caned 80 times

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