A couple was publicly flogged in Indonesia's staunchly Islamic Aceh province on Tuesday for having sex outside of marriage ...

Punishment is meant to reform an offender but in some jurisdictions, it must be meted out to whoever deserves it at all cost; even if it would result in death. An Indonesian man reportedly fainted ...

Breaking news from Iran: Reza Seghati, the former hijab enforcer who famously handed out lashes to women for not following dress codes, has now been sentenced to 100 lashes and two years of exile ...

Public caning was carried out in Aceh Province, Indonesia’s most Islamic region applying the strictest laws, against a man and woman caught on charges of extramarital relations and alcohol consumption ...