Photo News: #Caning sentence for same-sex couple under #sharialaw in #Aceh

Men receive caning punishment in front of the public for having same-sex relationships, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 27 February 2025. The Banda Aceh Syar'iyah Court judge sentenced a same-sex couple with the initials DA, 18 years and AI, 24 years, to 80-85 lashes in public as they were proven to have violated sharia law regarding same-sex relationships, which in sharia language is called 'liwat'. Aceh is the only province in Indonesia that has implemented Sharia law and considers lesbian, gay, bisexual relationships and sex outside of marriage as violations of the law. EPA-EFE/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK