Outrage in Libya over a video of a woman being publicly flogged for adultery

A video filmed on July twenty-first in Sabha, Libya has gone viral after showing a woman accused of adultery sentenced to one hundred lashes. According to France 24, the footage has sparked outrage for two distinct reasons: some are appalled that the punishment was carried out in public, while others are shocked that a law criminalizing extramarital relationships remains in force at all.

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