Indonesia’s Parliament unanimously passed a long-awaited revision of the country’s penal code on Tuesday that criminalizes sex outside of marriage for citizens as well as foreigners, prohibits ...

Indonesia's parliament passed a long-awaited and controversial revision of its penal code on Tuesday that criminalizes extramarital sex for citizens and visiting foreigners alike. After ratification, ...

Editorials in national newspapers decried the new laws, with daily newspaper Koran Tempo saying the code has 'authoritarian' tones Author of the article: You can save this article by registering for ...

Indonesia has brought in sweeping changes to its criminal code, including a ban on sex outside of marriage. However, that is only one of many potential new laws outlined in the bill, which passed ...

Indonesia is expected to pass a new criminal code this month that will penalise sex outside marriage with a punishment of up to one year in jail. The legislative overhaul will also ban insulting the ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia is expected to ratify sweeping changes to its criminal code on Tuesday, senior officials confirmed, in a legal overhaul that critics say could wind back hard-won ...

Indonesian lawmakers unanimously passed a sweeping new criminal code on Tuesday that criminalizes sex outside marriage, as part of a tranche of changes that critics say threaten human rights and ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Indonesia has legislated to outlaw insults against the president and sex outside marriage as part of an ...

Indonesia is expected to ratify sweeping changes to its criminal code, according to senior officials, in a legal overhaul that critics say could wind back hard-won democratic freedoms and begin ...