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World 6 years ago

France urges Brunei to drop stoning law for adultery, gay sex

The new penal code under strict Sharia law, to come into force in the tiny southeast Asian sultanate on Wednesday, has already drawn fierce criticism from rights groups and the United Nations.

SE Asia 6 years ago

Brunei to impose death by stoning for gay sex and adultery

Rights groups reacted in horror Wednesday to the latest hardline move from the resource-rich nation on Borneo, which practises a stricter brand of Islam than its neighbours Malaysia and Indonesia.

National 7 years ago

Conservative Muslims reject antirape bill over 'pro-adultery, LGBT' concerns

“Issues like adultery and sexual morality are already included in the KUHP [Criminal Code] bill,” said Komnas Perempuan commissioner Mariana Amiruddin. “This bill is the only one that looks out for the victims.”

World 7 years ago

India's top court rules adultery no longer a crime

India's top court Thursday ruled that adultery is no longer a crime, declaring a colonial-era law that punished the offence with jail time unconstitutional and discriminatory against women.

City 7 years ago

Jakarta Police investigate adultery allegation against officers

The Jakarta Police are investigating an adultery allegation against police officers.

World 7 years ago

Somalia's Shabaab stone woman to death for marrying 11 men

Shabaab militants stoned a Somali woman to death on Wednesday after an Islamic court sentenced her to the punishment for having married 11 men, the Al-Qaeda-linked group and witnesses said.

Politics 8 years ago

Indonesian court rejects petition to outlaw premarital, gay sex

The Constitutional Court rejected on Thursday a petition filed by conservative academics to make premarital and gay sex a crime punishable by up to five years in prison.

National 8 years ago

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Adultery second-most common ethics breach by Indonesian judges

Bribery cases implicating judges have repeatedly put the country’s judiciary in the spotlight, raising concern about impartiality for years. What is less known, however, is that adultery is the second-most common type of ethics violation tainting the courts of law.

National 8 years ago

Kerinci deputy speaker acquitted of adultery

The Sungaipenuh District Court in Jambi has declared Kerinci Legislative Council (DPRD) deputy speaker Adi Purnomo not guilty of adultery.

National 8 years ago

Sexual violence between married couples haram, clerics say

Female Muslim clerics attending an Indonesian women's ulema congress in Cirebon, West Java, issued on Thursday a fatwa that says sexual violence is haram (forbidden under Islamic law), even if it occurs between married couples.

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adultery

France urges Brunei to drop stoning law for adultery, gay sex

Brunei to impose death by stoning for gay sex and adultery

Conservative Muslims reject antirape bill over 'pro-adultery, LGBT' concerns

India's top court rules adultery no longer a crime

Jakarta Police investigate adultery allegation against officers

Somalia's Shabaab stone woman to death for marrying 11 men

Indonesian court rejects petition to outlaw premarital, gay sex

PREMIUM Adultery second-most common ethics breach by Indonesian judges

Kerinci deputy speaker acquitted of adultery

Sexual violence between married couples haram, clerics say

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Adultery second-most common ethics breach by Indonesian judges