Harrowing images have emerged of an Indonesian woman crying and burying her head in her hands after being caned by a religious officer for breaching Sharia law. The woman is believed to be from the city of Banda Aceh in the Aceh region on the island of Sumatra. The woman was canned 26 times on a stage and in front of a crowd of people. Since the Aceh region gained special autonomy from the Indonesian authorities in , it began to impose Sharia law.
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