Haibatullah Akhundzada issues 'obligatory' command for judges to impose public executions, amputations of limbs, stonings and floggings

Zahra Sedighi Hamedani, 31, and Elham Chubdar, 24 found guilty of 'spreading corruption on earth'; supporters urge international pressure to save them

Eight men face disfigurement for robbery; rights group blasts 'cruel and inhuman punishment'

In 1st message since Islamist insurgency's takeover of Afghanistan, Haibatullah Akhundzada warns 'people should not try to leave the country'

Militant group claims it won't reimpose brutal interpretation of religious regulations; most Muslim nations incorporate elements of sharia, but few carry out its punishments

Videos and photographs depict over a dozen women without clothes; violations of UAE public decency law carry penalties of up to six months in prison and $1,360 fine

Separately, authorities in capital ask citizens to report people for 'hosting mixed dance parties,' posting 'immoral content' to Instagram

Seven men patrolled streets of the city of Wuppertal in uniforms, warning Muslims not to visit cafes or drink alcohol