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Sharia's Lash: Gay Men Caned Before Thousands in Aceh
VICE News was on the ground in Banda Aceh as Sharia officials caned two men after they were caught having sex.
Are GAM Weapons Ending Up in the Hands of Drug Syndicates?
No one knows exactly how many guns leftover from the Aceh conflict are still out there.
Crowds cheered as gay men were caned dozens of times in Indonesia
The couple was arrested after neighborhood vigilantes broke into their room and recorded them having sex.
Gay Men Caned in Front of Cheering Crowd in Aceh
Authorities in the far western tip of Indonesia caned two men for gay sex—a first under Aceh's Sharia law.
We Asked An Expert Why Non-Muslims Would Choose To Be Punished Under Sharia Law
Sharia law, the divine code of Islam, is supposed to only be applied to Muslims. But this past Sunday, two Buddhist men were caned in Aceh for cockfighting.
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What It’s Like to Grow Up in Banda Aceh
Some people call Aceh "the Saudi Arabia of Indonesia," but this couldn't be further from the truth.
Kami Menemui Komunitas Punk yang Diburu di Aceh
Kami mengunjungi ujung utara pulau Sumatra itu, mencari persembunyian komunitas punk di Aceh yang hidup di bawah ancaman aparat Wilayatul Hisbah.
We Meet the Punks of Aceh
We travelled to North Sumatra to track down the last punks in Aceh, who still live under constant threat from the Sharia police.
Is Indonesia’s Leuser Rainforest For Sale?
Indonesian courts will decide on Tuesday whether or not one of country's last intact tropical ecosystems is open for business.
Sumatra, Three Years After the Tsunami
Photos from the heart of the 2004 tsunami devastation, three years into recovery.
Anti-Shia Sentiment Simmers Ahead of Indonesia's Election
The vast majority of Indonesia's Muslims are Sunni. Now some extremists are calling for a "purge" of the country's religious minorities.