Brunei halts draconian laws following backlash Brunei's sultan has announced death by stoning for gay sex and adultery will not be enforced after a global backlash, but critics called for harsh sharia laws to be abandoned entirely. World • 06 May 19
Brunei halts draconian laws following backlash Brunei's sultan has announced death by stoning for gay sex and adultery will not be enforced after a global backlash, but critics called for harsh sharia laws to be abandoned entirely. World • 06 May 19
EU condemns 'cruel' new Brunei laws The European Union has condemned Brunei's new laws, saying some of the "cruel" punishments now permitted under a sharia penal code amount to torture and breach international human rights agreements. World • 03 Apr 19
EU condemns 'cruel' new Brunei laws The European Union has condemned Brunei's new laws, saying some of the "cruel" punishments now permitted under a sharia penal code amount to torture and breach international human rights agreements. World • 03 Apr 19
Clooney in boycott calls over Brunei's anti-LGBT laws Actor George Clooney has called for a boycott of luxury hotels owned by Brunei after the tiny oil-rich nation announced new laws making homosexual acts and adultery punishable by death. Asia • 29 Mar 19
Clooney in boycott calls over Brunei's anti-LGBT laws Actor George Clooney has called for a boycott of luxury hotels owned by Brunei after the tiny oil-rich nation announced new laws making homosexual acts and adultery punishable by death. Asia • 29 Mar 19
Brunei to impose death by stoning for gay sex Adultery and gay sex in Brunei will be subject to death by stoning from next week, authorities said, under a strict Sharia law that has been on hold for four years amid heavy criticism. World • 28 Mar 19
Brunei to impose death by stoning for gay sex Adultery and gay sex in Brunei will be subject to death by stoning from next week, authorities said, under a strict Sharia law that has been on hold for four years amid heavy criticism. World • 28 Mar 19
