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In Banda Aceh, Indonesia, a man and woman were publicly flogged 140 times each under Sharia law for sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol.
On January 29, 2026, a man and woman in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, were both publicly caned 140 times—100 for sex outside marriage and 40 for drinking alcohol—under Aceh's strict Sharia law.
The punishment, administered in a public park, caused the woman to collapse and be stretchered away.
The couple was one of six people flogged that day, including a Sharia police officer and his partner, who were given 23 lashes for being in a private setting.
Aceh is Indonesia's only province with Sharia-based laws, which were enacted after special autonomy in 2001 and prohibit alcohol, premarital sex, and other immoral acts.
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En Banda Aceh, Indonesia, un hombre y una mujer fueron azotados públicamente 140 veces cada uno bajo la ley Sharia por tener relaciones sexuales fuera del matrimonio y por beber alcohol.