CORRECTION-INDONESIA-RELIGION-CRIME
CORRECTION / A woman, part of an unmarried couple seen kissing on a Tiktok livestream, is caned as punishment under sharia law in Banda Aceh on July 2, 2026. Officials in Indonesia's staunchly Islamic Aceh province publicly flogged an unmarried couple on July 2, an AFP reporter witnessed, after the pair kissed in a video posted to social media.
Acts of physical intimacy such as kissing, hugging or touching between men and women who are not husband and wife are forbidden in Aceh, the only province in the Southeast Asian country that applies a version of the Islamic law. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP) / The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [clarifying charge and adding context]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require.
foto Chaideer Mahyuddin
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