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flag Two men in Aceh, Indonesia, sentenced to public caning for gay sex under Shariah law.

flag An Islamic Shariah court in Aceh, Indonesia, sentenced two men, aged 24 and 18, to public caning for gay sex. flag They were arrested after vigilantes broke into their room and found them naked and hugging. flag The court sentenced them to 85 and 80 lashes respectively, accepting the sentence without appeal. flag Aceh, granted special Shariah law rights in 2006, expanded this law in 2015 to include non-Muslims, allowing up to 100 lashes for certain moral offenses. flag This is the third such sentencing for homosexuality in Aceh.

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