Tag: lashes

January 16, 2014

Man receives 20 lashes for gay offence in Bauchi, others arrested

A Nigerian man has received 20 lashes after an Islamic court in the northern city of Bauchi convicted him of homosexual offences. Under Islamic law, courts can punish homosexual acts…

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October 25, 2013

4 Christians sentenced to 80 lashes for drinking communion wine in Iran

Four Christians in Iran will get 80 lashes each for drinking wine during a communion service and possessing a satellite antenna. The charges come as a United Nations report criticised…

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October 9, 2013

Father from hell: Saudi Islamic preacher gets 8 years in jail (and 600 lashes) for brutally beating his 5-year-old daughter to death (PICTURED)

A Saudi Islamic preacher accused of torturing his five-year-old daughter to death has been sentenced to just eight years in jail and 600 lashes. Lama al-Ghamdi died in October 2012…

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August 25, 2013

Widow, 75, sentenced to 40 lashes for allowing 2 men into her home to bring her bread

File photo An unidentified woman wears a niqab (file photo). Saudi Arabia's strict religious laws are especially hard on women A Saudi Arabian widow aged 75 has been sentenced to…

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