BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — An Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province on Monday sentenced two men ...

An Islamic Shariah court has sentenced two men to public caning for engaging in gay sex. The couple, aged 24 and 18, were ...

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

A couple have been sentenced to be flogged in Indonesia for having gay sex. As highlighted by the Human Dignity Trust, ...

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 ...

Teenage jockeys compete during a traditional horse racing competition in Takengon, Aceh Province, Indonesia, Feb. 23, 2025. A ...

Since January 1, the Banda Aceh Immigration Office has postponed the departure of 54 individuals suspected of attempting to ...

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

Despite being embraced by the young, the country’s religious authorities have long viewed it as a potentially corrupting ...

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