News items about corporal punishment, classified by country, type and month. Stiff penalty for traffickers Drug importers appeal, but year, stroke sentences stand. Jailed for unlawful sex with half-sister year-old also ordered to receive three strokes of cane. Tree-cutter gets 10 months in jail illustrated And a caning for Indonesian, 33, pictured.
Book Excerpts Quotes from Church of God's instructions to parents on using corporal punishment. Govt minister wants CP brought back but editorialist disagrees. Iran flogs 20 in public for selling 'obscene' CDs Photographers barred from taking pictures of Tehran flogging.
Iranians flogged for drinking, sex offences Twelve men get public lashings for a range of offences. Iranian minister condemns floggings Government disapproves of recent spate of public whippings. Iranian men flogged for drinking, harassing women 22 more young men receive public floggings in Tehran. Floggings may hurt Islam image - Kharrazi Iran's reputation abroad is suffering, Foreign Minister warns judiciary.
Judiciary defends Iran floggings Only public offenders are publicly flogged, says judge. Talks On School Discipline Launched Wave of indiscipline not directly related to caning ban, minister claims. Kenyan schools spare the rod Caning debate rages on in parliament and school staff rooms. Cash Fiddlers Blamed for Schools Chaos Task force investigating unrest hears calls for return of cane. Heated debate continues, but what is govt doing about school discipline, wonders editorial.
PAS wants to cut off limbs of criminals Islamic opposition party also wants flogging for Moslems who drink. Filipinos who gang-raped student get maximum illustrated Two immigrant workers, pictured, jailed for 20 years and will receive 10 strokes each.
