Woman faints after being caned 140 times under Indonesian province’s sharia law

The Guardian - World NewsCenter-LeftEN 2 min read 100% complete by Agence France-PresseJanuary 30, 2026 at 01:38 AM

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In Indonesia's Aceh province, a couple was publicly caned 140 times each for having sex outside marriage and consuming alcohol, punishments under the region's sharia law. The woman fainted during the caning. Aceh is the only province in Indonesia to implement sharia law, which outlaws sexual relations between unmarried individuals. Six people were flogged in total, including a sharia police officer and his partner who received 23 lashes each for being in close proximity. Caning is used in Aceh to punish various offenses, and this instance is considered one of the most severe since sharia law was implemented in 2001.

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