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Indonesia: Transgender women in Aceh detained by police
Source: BBC
Indonesia: Transgender women in Aceh detained by police
By BBC Indonesian
Jakarta and Aceh
29 January 2018
Police in Indonesia have detained 12 transgender women, cutting their long hair and saying they were "coaching" them to behave like "real men".
Several beauty salons in Aceh province were raided over the weekend and transgender women working there taken to the local police station.
The transgender women, who were also forced to wear men's clothes, will be held for three days.
Aceh is the only province in Indonesia that has strict Islamic religious law.
The move has been condemned by human rights groups.
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By BBC Indonesian
Jakarta and Aceh
29 January 2018
Police in Indonesia have detained 12 transgender women, cutting their long hair and saying they were "coaching" them to behave like "real men".
Several beauty salons in Aceh province were raided over the weekend and transgender women working there taken to the local police station.
The transgender women, who were also forced to wear men's clothes, will be held for three days.
Aceh is the only province in Indonesia that has strict Islamic religious law.
The move has been condemned by human rights groups.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42859473
