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Indonesia's new code bans sex outside marriage and prohibits cohabitation between unmarried couples. Read more at straitstimes.com.

banning sex outside marriage and prohibiting cohabitation between unmarried couples.

Critics have said the criminal code undermines civil liberties. The United Nations has said the laws threaten media freedom, privacy and human rights. Local officials have defended the code as reflective of Indonesia’s identity.

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