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World News; Police beat women opposing Sudan dress code trial: Journalist faces flogging for wearing pants. Published: Aug. 04, 2009, 8:05 p.m. Aug. 04, 2009, 8:05 p.m.

KHARTOUM, Sudan — A Sudanese female journalist facing 40 lashes for wearing trousers in public in violation of the country’s strict Islamic laws told a packed courtroom Wednesday that she is ...

JUBA, Sudan Joseph Lubega and his wife were strolling through a popular part of town, doing some shopping over the Christmas weekend, when a uniformed police officer approached and slapped his ...

KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Sudanese police fired tear gas and beat women protesting outside a Sudanese court today during the trial of a female journalist accused of violating the Islamic dress ...

Woman jailed in Sudanese dress code case KHARTOUM, Sudan, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The woman tried in Sudan for wearing apparel considered indecent was jailed Monday when she refused to pay a fine in lieu ...

A young Christian woman has been sentenced by a court in Sudan to 20 lashes and a fine for “indecent dress,” her lawyer says. Her crime? Wearing trousers.

"Right now we're on one of Juba's main streets, which has been closed down for a parade. It's a massive event with thousands of people, some from civil groups, some from student groups chanting ...

Sudan is partially ruled by Islamic law, which emphasizes modest dress for women. Mrs. Hussein, 34, has pleaded not guilty and is daring the Sudanese authorities to punish her.