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Public Flogging of Students Sparks Outrage Over LGBTQ Rights

2/27/2025

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In a shocking display of punishment, two university students in Aceh, Indonesia, faced public flogging for consensual same-sex relations, receiving 82 and 77 lashes respectively. This brutal act has drawn fierce condemnation from rights advocates, who spotlight the harsh discrimination against LGBTQ individuals in a region where such relationships are criminalized, despite being legal elsewhere in the country.

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In a shocking display of punishment, two university students in Aceh, Indonesia, faced public flogging for consensual same-sex relations, receiving 82 and 77 lashes respectively. This brutal act has drawn fierce condemnation from rights advocates, who spotlight the harsh discrimination against LGBTQ individuals in a region where such relationships are criminalized, despite being legal elsewhere in the country.