On Tuesday, Indonesia’s parliament approved a new criminal code banning sex outside of marriage, which carries a punishment of up to one year in jail. The new code, passed with support from all ...

Indonesia’s parliament passed long-awaited amendments to its colonial-era criminal code on Tuesday. Authorities have pushed for more than half a century to modify the country’s existing penal code, ...

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 ...

Indonesia’s parliament is expected to pass a new criminal code this month that will penalize sex outside marriage with a punishment of up to one year in jail, officials have confirmed to Reuters. The ...

Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne Tim Lindsey receives funding from the Australian Research Council and ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's president ordered parliament on Friday to delay voting on a bill to criminalize extra-marital and gay sex, amid protests and criticism from rights groups and after ...

JAKARTA, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament 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, officials have ...

Parliament also approved a law that criminalizes criticism of the government, delivering a blow to the country’s progressive reputation. By Sui-Lee Wee Indonesia has long been known as a widely ...