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LGBT rights: Indonesia s Aceh flogs two men for having sex The New Nation
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The men winced in pain as they were beaten in front of a crowd in the capital Banda Aceh.
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Two men have been publicly caned in the conservative Indonesian province of Aceh for having sex.
The pair each received 77 lashes from a masked officer in front of a crowd in the capital Banda Aceh.
They were reported by neighbours back in November.
Aceh is the only region of Indonesia that imposes Islamic law. Four others were also whipped for offences that included gambling, drinking alcohol and meeting members of the opposite sex.
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