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At Indonesia’s sharia frontier, 21 lashes for a TikTok kiss ‘is our right’

At Indonesia’s sharia frontier, 21 lashes for a TikTok kiss ‘is our right’

Footage of the punishment quickly went viral: an unmarried couple each receiving 21 lashes of the cane in Indonesia’s Aceh province after being accused of kissing in a car and live-streaming it on TikTok. As each blow landed on their backs, the... Read more.

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