Iran's acclaimed filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof announced that he had fled from his country to Europe after he was given a prison sentence by a court on national security charges.

Iran's acclaimed filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof flees country to avoid prison and flogging sentence

The Taliban carried out the flogging of 27 people, including women, just one day after the first public execution since the extremist group regained power in Afghanistan.

Day after execution, Taliban 2.0 publicly flog 27 people in Parwan province of Afghanistan

The Taliban 2.0 is not very different from its predecessor. Back in the 90s, the terror group in power was condemned globally for its inhumane and gory punishments and now after repeated promises of being more modern, the Taliban is back on its old tracks.

Afghanistan Shocker: Woman flogged for shopping alone, Taliban returns to archaic rules

Saudi Arabia is ending flogging as a form of punishment, according to a document from the kingdom`s top court seen by Reuters on Friday. The decision by the General Commission for the Supreme Court, taken sometime this month, will see the punishment replaced by prison sentences or fines, or a mixture of both.

Saudi Arabia to end flogging as a form of punishment

Two teenagers were whipped in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday after they were caught cuddling in public — a crime under the conservative region's Islamic law.

Indonesia's Aceh whips teens for public cuddling

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