July 2009

Lubna Hussein

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A Sudanese woman facing 40 lashes for wearing trousers in public made her first appearance in a court packed with supporters on Wednesday, in what her lawyer described as a test c

150 women and 50 men

Maldives - Women Face Adultery Conviction Flogging

By Andrew Buncombe, Asia Correspondent

22 July 200

10 women

The police arrested 13 women in a raid on a cafe in the capital, Khartoum, and flogged 10 of them in public for wearing trousers, one of those arrested said Monday.