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Public Caning for a Kiss in Aceh | Dover News
In Aceh, Indonesia, a young couple faced 21 public lashes each for kissing on a TikTok livestream — a punishment under the province’s strict Sharia law. Arrested in April, they were originally sentenced to 25 lashes but had their punishment reduced due to prior imprisonment. Their phones and the USB containing the video were confiscated, with plans to destroy the footage. Amnesty International condemned the act as a human rights violation, arguing such punishment is cruel and unnecessary. It wasn’t an isolated case — four others were also publicly whipped that day for offenses including…
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