Two men were publicly caned in Indonesia Tuesday for kissing in a park after they were convicted of "having consensual sexual relations," under Sharia law.

The men were among a group of 10 publicly flogged in Banda Aceh under sharia law, which is not applied elsewhere in Indonesia.

Les relations homosexuelles sont interdites dans la province conservatrice d’Aceh, qui applique strictement la loi islamique. Amnesty International estime que ces sanctions…

epa12323361 An Acehnese man reacts to lashing during public caning, after being charged with having a same-sex relationship, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 26 August 2025. The Banda…

Gay sex is outlawed in Aceh, which imposes a version of sharia, the Islamic legal code, but it is not illegal elsewhere in the world's most populous Muslim majority country.

Two men were publicly caned in Indonesia Tuesday for kissing in a park after they were convicted of "having consensual sexual relations," under Sharia law.