The Sharia police chief in Indonesia's Banda Aceh province is unapologetic about the latest canings, imposed for behavior he ...

Police lashed a woman and her lover 140 times each for having sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol in a far-flung region ...

The punishment was carried out in a public park in Banda Aceh, where dozens of people gathered to watch. The woman fainted ...

Aceh Man, Woman Receive 140 Canes in Harshest Sharia Punishment 140 strokes combine penalties for extramarital relations and ...

THIS is the brutal moment a woman passes out after she is lashed 140 times as a punishment for having sex outside of marriage ...

Three female officers took turns striking the woman with a rattan cane before she lost consciousness, witnesses said.

In a stark display of Aceh's strict Sharia law, a couple endured 140 public canings each for extramarital sex and alcohol consumption. This severe punishment, witnessed by many, underscores the ...

A woman in Indonesia's Aceh province fainted after receiving 140 lashes, a severe punishment for sex outside marriage and ...

In a striking display of strict Islamic law enforcement, a couple in Aceh, Indonesia, received a staggering 140 lashes for engaging in premarital sex and consuming alcohol. This incident not only ...

Police in Indonesia’s ultra-conservative Aceh province lashed a woman and her lover 140 times each on Thursday for having sex ...

The punishment, carried out in Banda Aceh, was among the harshest imposed in recent years and drew renewed criticism from human rights groups over the continued use of public flogging in the province.

A couple were caned 140 times each by sharia police in Indonesia for having sex outside of marriage and drinking alcohol.