A female flogging unit has been introduced in Indonesia’s Aceh province to dole out public whippings against women found violating the region’s Sharia law. One of eight new female Sharia officers ...

Amnesty International on Tuesday condemned the public caning of two men in Indonesia’s Aceh province after they were convicted of same-sex relations under Islamic criminal law. Aceh, located on the ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - The masked woman nervously approaches her target, shuffles into position and then unleashes a flurry of lashes - proving herself as the newest member of the first female ...

The province is the only one in all Indonesia where Shari'a law is in force. Fr Severi, the only Catholic priest in the area: "In reciprocal respect, the punishment should not apply to Christians".

The newest member of Indonesia's first female flogging squad has been pictured punishing an unmarried woman caught in a hotel room with a man. Shocking photographs show a woman with her face and body ...

THE man behind Indonesia’s flogging laws is publicly whipped HIMSELF after he was caught romping with a married woman. Aceh Ulema Council (MPU) member Mukhlis helped draft the strict religious laws ...

Aceh province on the northern tip of Indonesia's Sumatra island follows Shariah law, an Islamic criminal code that includes "morality" offenses like gambling, adultery, drinking alcohol, and having ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — The masked woman nervously approaches her target, shuffles into position and then unleashes a flurry of lashes — proving herself as the newest member of the first female ...