Amnesty International Indonesia

A 22-year-old man and 25-year-old woman in Indonesia’s Aceh province were publicly caned 21 times each for allegedly kissing during a TikTok livestream, violating local Islamic morality laws. The incident, which sparked public and online outrage, led to their four-month imprisonment and the confiscation of devices containing the video.

A couple in Indonesia's Aceh province was publicly caned 21 times each for kissing during a TikTok livestream, violating Islamic Sharia law. Aceh, the only Indonesian province enforcing Islamic law, applied the punishment as a deterrent for morality offenses, with Amnesty International criticizing it as inhumane.

A couple in Indonesia’s Aceh province was publicly caned 21 times each for kissing during a TikTok livestream, violating Islamic Sharia law. The court seized their phone and USB drive containing the video as evidence, while four others were also caned for offenses like gambling and adultery.

A 22-year-old man and 25-year-old woman in Indonesia’s Aceh province were publicly caned 21 times each for kissing during a TikTok livestream, violating Islamic Sharia law. The punishment was reduced from 25 lashes after they served four months in prison, and a cell phone and USB drive containing the video were seized as evidence.

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