On April 3, 2019, the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, announced the imposition of Sharia law. LGBT people there are punished through death by stoning, 40 lashes, and 10 years of imprisonment. It was widely condemned by the United Nations and many media outlets, calling it "medieval", "uncivilized", "inhumane", and "a return to the Stone Age".

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