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Islamic law enforcement
Coverage of Islamic law enforcement in the Nexus archive.
- Woman passes out after couple are lashed 100 times for having sex outside marriage under Indonesian province's Sharia law
A couple in an Indonesian province under Sharia law were publicly lashed 100 times for having sex outside of marriage, causing a woman to lose consciousness during the punishment. The incident highlights the strict enforcement of Islamic law in certain Indonesian regions. The public caning reflects the severe penalties imposed for violations of moral and religious codes in areas with Sharia law jurisdiction.