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Archipelago 1 year ago

Two men publicly flogged in Indonesia for gay sex

The flogging began before midday at a park in provincial capital Banda Aceh, with one man accused of instigating the relationship lashed 82 times and the second man 77 times.

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

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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 ulemas want people flogged for playing violent online games

The Aceh Ulema Council (MPU) has demanded that players of the highly popular online game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) and other games depicting violence be subjected to public flogging.

National 5 years ago

Two women face public flogging for online gambling in Aceh

Online gambling is haram according to Aceh’s Qanun Jinayat (Criminal Code Bylaw).

National 5 years ago

Indonesian women whipped for online pimping

Two Indonesian women have been publicly whipped nearly 100 times each for selling sex workers' services online, an official in the country's conservative Aceh province said Tuesday.

World 5 years ago

Campaigners cautious on Saudi floggings, death penalty reforms

Human rights campaigners on Monday cautiously welcomed Saudi moves to abolish court-ordered floggings and end the death penalty for crimes committed by minors, but pointed out "loopholes" in the reforms.