‘Aceh Is Not Iran’: An Expat Observation
Visitors, foreign nationals, and even native Indonesians may have already had their ears ‘bashed’ – as the Australians would say...
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Aceh Refuses Influx of Rohingya Refugees Arriving
Residents of Sabang, Aceh, staged a demonstration and even dismantled the tents holding hundreds of Rohingya immigrants in the area....
Australian Rampages in Aceh, Faces Five Years in Prison
An Australian man named Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones has been arrested in Indonesia for allegedly assaulting a fisherman and attacking people...
Three Men Caned in Aceh
Three Christians had a sentence of caning carried out at Bustanussalatin Park, Banda Aceh, Aceh on Monday 8th February. They...
European Union External Action Service Comments on Six Caned in Aceh
The European Union External Action Service spokesperson has commented on Indonesia regarding the caning of six people in Aceh on...
Homosexual Couple and Four Others Caned in Aceh
A homosexual couple has been sentenced to public flogging in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province. During the lashing process, the two...
Flooding in Aceh Villages
Heavy rains that hit Aceh and West Aceh have caused flooding in a number of areas. The overflowing Meureubo River...
Aceh Fishermen Found 14 Stranded Iranians
According to immigration officials, 14 Iranian nationals have been found stranded by local fishermen in Hindia Ocean, near Meulaboh city,...
Man Who Pushed for Adulterers to be Flogged is Flogged for Adultery
An Islamic leader, Mukhlis, who was involved in drafting strict religious laws ordering adulterers to be flogged, has himself been...
1.5 Hectares of Peatland Burnt in West Aceh
Approximately 1.5 hectares of peatland in Meulaboh, West Aceh has been burnt down by a wildfire. “The fire was extinguished...
A Jungle Stay in Gunung Leuser National Park, Aceh – North Sumatra
Within one day of arriving in Ketambe Village in Gunung Leuser National Park, I had spotted three gibbons, five Thomas’...
Aceh Village Orders Coffee Shops to Cut Off Wi-Fi as it Distracts Kids from Quran
A village in the Indonesian province of Aceh — the only region in Indonesia with special autonomy to enact religious...
District in Aceh Bans Men and Women from Dining Together
A district in Indonesia’s deeply Islamic Aceh province has banned men and women from dining together unless they are married...
Adulterers, Gay Men Publicly Flogged in Aceh
Fifteen people, including five women, were punished with public caning Friday for violating Sharia law in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province....
Aceh: 21 Dead After Illegal Oil Well Explodes
An illegal oil well in Pasir Putih village, Ranto Peureulak subdistrict, East Aceh exploded on Wednesday, April 25, killing 21...
Aceh Lashes Unwed Couples and Prostitutes In What Could Be Its Last Public Caning
Aceh province caned several unmarried couples for showing affection in public and two women for prostitution before an enthusiastic audience...
Aceh to Move Public Caning Indoors
The conservative Indonesian province of Aceh will no longer conduct the Shariah punishment of caning in public, its governor said...
Four Men Face 100 Lashes in Aceh For Alleged Gay Sex
Rights activists called on Tuesday for Aceh province to release four people detained on suspicion of having homosexual sex, amid...
Aceh Province Considers Beheading as Murder Punishment
The conservative Indonesian province of Aceh is considering the introduction of beheading as a punishment for murder, a top Islamic...
Transgender Women Forced to Look and Act Like Men by Authorities in Aceh
A group of transgender women in Aceh had their hair forcibly cut by the local police, who also made them...
Non-Muslim Man Caned in Aceh for Selling Liquor
A non-Muslim man was caned under the Islamic law on Friday for selling alcoholic drinks, after he chose the public...