Valuy@lemmy.zip to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoYoung Indonesian couple publicly caned after kissing on TikTokwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1209arrow-down14
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minus-squarebaltakatei@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoSounds like Aceh… Yep, it’s Aceh. They’ve been strongly Islamic for centuries. Their Free Aceh Movement (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka) was a pain-in-the-ass even for Suharto, Indonesia’s military dictator throughout the 1960s/1990s.
minus-squaregtrcoi@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 hours agoImagine being a military dictator and not cracking down on dissidents smh. Chalk up another point against great man theory.
Sounds like Aceh… Yep, it’s Aceh. They’ve been strongly Islamic for centuries. Their Free Aceh Movement (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka) was a pain-in-the-ass even for Suharto, Indonesia’s military dictator throughout the 1960s/1990s.
Imagine being a military dictator and not cracking down on dissidents smh. Chalk up another point against great man theory.