Event Brief
Couple caned in Aceh for kissing on TikTok livestream
Filed: Jul 02, 2026 at 5:04 AM ET
Summary: A Sharia court in Aceh ordered a couple to be whipped 21 times each for kissing during a TikTok livestream.
WHO: Aceh’s Sharia court
WHAT: Ordered a 22-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman to be publicly caned with a rattan cane 21 times each for kissing without being married
WHEN: Jul 02, 2026 at 4:30 AM ET
WHERE: Bustanussalatin City Park, Banda Aceh
WHY: They were convicted of violating Islamic law for kissing during a TikTok livestream
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