A young couple in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them of violating Islamic law by kissing during a TikTok livestream
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A young couple in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them of violating Islamic law by kissing during a TikTok livestream
A young couple in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned on Thursday after an Islamic sharia court convicted them of violating Islamic law by kissing during a TikTok live stream. A young couple in Aceh province were publicly caned after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them of violating Islamic law by kissing during a TikTok livestream.
The Independent reported the story as "Couple caned for kissing on TikTok in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province." South China Morning Post reported the story as "Unmarried Indonesian couple get 21 lashes each over viral live stream kiss."
3 sources have covered this story, including The Independent, South China Morning Post and The Seattle Times. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 8 hours ago.
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[01] VerifiedCore event reported by 3 independent outlets across the spectrum.
[02] DisputedKey facts present in mainstream desks; corroboration thin from wires.
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