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Indonesian Women Trapped In Temporary 'Pleasure Marriages' With Tourists For Money
Young women from poor backgrounds in Indonesia are entering into short-term marriages with male tourists, primarily from the Middle East, in exchange for money.
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Teens Publicly Whipped In Indonesia For Cuddling
Two teenagers were whipped in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday after they were caught cuddling in public -- a crime under the conservative region's Islamic law.
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Indonesia's Aceh Whips Men For Sharia-Banned Gambling
A group of men caught gambling were publicly whipped in Indonesia's conservative Muslim province of Aceh on Tuesday as a crowd of onlookers cheered. The half dozen men were arrested this year at an internet cafe for online gambling -- an offence under Islamic law -- earning them between seven and 11 strokes each from a rattan cane.
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Indonesian Woman Screams As Crowd Cheers During Caning At Mosque
An Indonesian woman screamed in agony on Monday as she was caned in Aceh, the latest in a growing number of women to be publicly flogged for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws.
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Woman Screams In Pain During Caning In Indonesia As Crowd Cheers
A young woman screamed in pain as she was caned Monday in front of a jeering crowd in Indonesia's Aceh, the latest person to be punished for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws.
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Hardline Indonesian Muslims Call for Church Closures in Aceh
Hardline Muslims in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province today demanded the local government close 10 Christian churches, just days after a mob burnt down a church, leaving one person dead and several injured.
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7 Indonesians on Trial Over Alleged Islamic State Links
Seven Indonesian men went on trial today accused of links to the Islamic State group, and could face the death penalty if found guilty of breaking anti-terror laws.
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Singapore Detains Two 'Self-Radicalised' Teens, One Aimed to Join Islamic State
Singapore has detained two "self-radicalised" teenagers, one of whom wanted to join Islamic State militants in Syria, under an internal security law that allows for detention without trial for two years, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Wednesday.
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Indonesian Editor Accused Of Blasphemy Over Islamic State Cartoon
The Chief Editor of a leading English-language newspaper in Muslim-majority Indonesia has been named a suspect in a blasphemy case after the publication of a cartoon about the Islamic State group, the police said today.
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Indonesian Women Trapped In Temporary 'Pleasure Marriages' With Tourists For Money
Young women from poor backgrounds in Indonesia are entering into short-term marriages with male tourists, primarily from the Middle East, in exchange for money.
-
Teens Publicly Whipped In Indonesia For Cuddling
Two teenagers were whipped in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday after they were caught cuddling in public -- a crime under the conservative region's Islamic law.
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Indonesia's Aceh Whips Men For Sharia-Banned Gambling
A group of men caught gambling were publicly whipped in Indonesia's conservative Muslim province of Aceh on Tuesday as a crowd of onlookers cheered. The half dozen men were arrested this year at an internet cafe for online gambling -- an offence under Islamic law -- earning them between seven and 11 strokes each from a rattan cane.
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Indonesian Woman Screams As Crowd Cheers During Caning At Mosque
An Indonesian woman screamed in agony on Monday as she was caned in Aceh, the latest in a growing number of women to be publicly flogged for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws.
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Woman Screams In Pain During Caning In Indonesia As Crowd Cheers
A young woman screamed in pain as she was caned Monday in front of a jeering crowd in Indonesia's Aceh, the latest person to be punished for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws.
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Hardline Indonesian Muslims Call for Church Closures in Aceh
Hardline Muslims in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province today demanded the local government close 10 Christian churches, just days after a mob burnt down a church, leaving one person dead and several injured.
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7 Indonesians on Trial Over Alleged Islamic State Links
Seven Indonesian men went on trial today accused of links to the Islamic State group, and could face the death penalty if found guilty of breaking anti-terror laws.
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Singapore Detains Two 'Self-Radicalised' Teens, One Aimed to Join Islamic State
Singapore has detained two "self-radicalised" teenagers, one of whom wanted to join Islamic State militants in Syria, under an internal security law that allows for detention without trial for two years, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Wednesday.
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Indonesian Editor Accused Of Blasphemy Over Islamic State Cartoon
The Chief Editor of a leading English-language newspaper in Muslim-majority Indonesia has been named a suspect in a blasphemy case after the publication of a cartoon about the Islamic State group, the police said today.
