public caning

Malaysia, a predominantly Muslim country, is notoriously anti-LGBTQ, but has recently stepped up efforts to persecute the community.

The men were whipped 80 times each with a rattan cane as onlookers hurled abuse and insults.

A first-ever ruling in favor of same-sex marriage in Asia. A public caning in Indonesia. A soldier convicted in South Korea.

One of the men wept as his sentence was read out and pleaded for leniency.