Updated: SCMP, At Indonesia’s sharia frontier, 21 lashes for a TikTok kiss ‘is our right’, 11 Jul 2026 “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.”
AP/Guardian, Young Indonesian couple publicly caned after kissing on TikTok, 2 Jul 2026
“A young couple in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province have been publicly caned after a Sharia court convicted them of violating Islamic law by kissing during a TikTok livestream.”
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““Amnesty International Indonesia spokesman Haeril Halim said the punishment for the couple was ‘a horrifying act of discrimination’.
“‘This shows that the Aceh Islamic Criminal Code (Qanun Jinayat) has expanded its reach to target peaceful expressions in the digital sphere with the caning of the young couple,’ he said in a statement to AFP.””
