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Aceh (Indonesia), Sep 8 (EFE / EPA) .- Authorities of Aceh, north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, carried out Wednesday public punishment on various men for violating Sharia law.Aceh is the only province in Indonesia that implement Sharia law, which punishes gambling, alcohol, homosexuality and sex outside of marriage. (Camera: HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK)SHOT LIST: VARIOUS MEN GET WHIPPED WITH A CANE FOR BREAKING SHARIA LAW IN ACEH, INDONESIA.
Aceh, Dec 7 (EFE / EPA) .- Authorities in Banda Aceh Monday punished several people with a wooden stick for allegedly having consumed alcohol or having had sexual relations outside of marriage.This form of justice is permitted by the Sharia law, which also criminalizes sodomy, gay and lesbian sex, as well as crimes such as murder and rape. (Camera: HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK)SHOT LIST: THE PUBLIC WHIPPING OF PERSONS ACCUSED OF VARIOUS CRIMES IN BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA.
Banda Aceh, Sep 24 (EFE/EPA).- Local authorities of the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh on Thursday caned a man in public as punishment for raping a child. Aceh is the only province in Indonesia that has implemented Sharia law and considers lesbian, gay, bisexual relationships and sex outside of marriage as violation of the law. (Camera: HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK).SHOT LIST: LOCAL AUTHORITIES CARRY OUT A PUBLIC CANING PUNISHMENT IN BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA.
The United States voices concern over a law that cleared Indonesia's parliament that would outlaw extramarital sex, warning it could hurt the investment climate in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country. "We are concerned regarding how these changes could impact the exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Indonesia," State Department spokesman Ned Price tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Jakarta, Oct 5 (EFE/EPA).- Greenpeace Indonesia activists staged a protest urging Indonesian parliament to suspend the controversial omnibus law on the creation of jobs.The "omnibus" jobs creation bill became law last year. Critics claim it will harm workers and the environment. (Camera: BAGUS INDAHONO).SHOT LIST: A PROTESTS AGAINST OMNIBUS LAW ON JOBS, IN FRONT OF PARLIAMENT BUILDING IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.