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Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Malaysia man flogged in mosque for crime of gender mixing

The Friday's flogging was the first instance of a Sharia court-ordered whipping taking place outside of a court setting in Malaysia.

National 5 years ago

Two Christians publicly flogged in Indonesia for drinking, gambling

Two Christian men were publicly flogged Monday in Indonesia's ultra-conservative Aceh province for drinking alcohol and gambling, in a rare instance of non-Muslims facing a punishment frequently condemned by rights groups.

National 5 years ago

PREMIUM
Amnesty lambasts Aceh over public caning of gay couple amid health crisis

Amnesty International has condemned Aceh for carrying out a public caning punshment against a gay couple, particularly during the current wave of COVID-19 infections in the country.

National 5 years ago

Aceh authorities suspend caning of child rapist after he suffers severe bruising

Prosecutors said the convict was to be lashed 169 times after serving 180 days in prison.

SE Asia 5 years ago

Malaysia spares Rohingya refugees from caning

A Malaysian high court spared 27 Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar from caning on Wednesday, their lawyer said, setting aside a lower court's sentence following an outcry from human rights activists.

SE Asia 5 years ago

Malaysia urged to halt 'barbaric' caning of Rohingya

A group of Rohingya who survived a perilous sea voyage to Malaysia are set to be caned for entering the country illegally, activists said Tuesday, decrying the "barbaric" sentence.

National 6 years ago

Aceh unveils new female flogging squad

Aceh says it's trying to follow Islamic law, which calls for women to whip female perpetrators.

National 6 years ago

Man, woman fall unconscious in public floggings in Aceh

Amnesty International has once again slammed the public whippings as “cruel, inhuman and degrading” punishments that are a “shameful and vicious public spectacle”.

SE Asia 6 years ago

Former male nurse sentenced to jail, caning for molesting patient in Singapore hospital

At around 6pm on Aug 28 last year, the 24-year-old woman, who was in hospital seeking treatment for kidney stones, pressed a button to call for assistance. She wanted to talk to someone about her depression, which she was also suffering from.

National 7 years ago

Aceh whips men for sharia-banned gambling

A group of men caught gambling were publicly whipped in Indonesia's conservative Muslim province of Aceh on Tuesday as a crowd of onlookers cheered.

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Malaysia man flogged in mosque for crime of gender mixing

Two Christians publicly flogged in Indonesia for drinking, gambling

PREMIUM Amnesty lambasts Aceh over public caning of gay couple amid health crisis

Aceh authorities suspend caning of child rapist after he suffers severe bruising

Malaysia spares Rohingya refugees from caning

Malaysia urged to halt 'barbaric' caning of Rohingya

Aceh unveils new female flogging squad

Man, woman fall unconscious in public floggings in Aceh

Former male nurse sentenced to jail, caning for molesting patient in Singapore hospital

Aceh whips men for sharia-banned gambling

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Amnesty lambasts Aceh over public caning of gay couple amid health crisis