Indonesia: hundreds of thousands protest at plan to outlaw extramarital sex
(The Guardian Indonesia)

Petition gathers more than 300,000 signatures in 24 hours after details of draft criminal code emergeA proposed new criminal code that could see state critics and people who have extramarital sex imprisoned is causing uproar in Indonesia, with hundreds of thousands of people urging the president to intervene.In the past 24 hours more than 300,000 people have signed a petition calling for the president, Joko Widodo, to step in and stop the draft penal code from being passed. Related: Outcry at Indonesia draft criminal code that could see unmarried couples jailed Continue reading...