An Acehnese woman is being whipped in front of the public for violating the sharia law in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, March 7, 2017. The woman was sentenced to 100 lashes for having sex without being married. Aceh is the only province in Indonesia which has implemented the sharia law that bans the relationship between a woman and a man if they are not legally married. Whipping is one form of punishment imposed in Aceh for violating the Islamic Sharia law. (Photo by Hotli Simanjuntak/EPA)
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