# Burkina Faso parliament votes to restore death penalty

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- Reuters, 2026-10-21 12:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/burkina-faso-parliament-votes-restore-death-penalty-2026-10-21/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad8b17bab53aa0001d9be2f

> Burkina Faso’s parliament passed a revised penal code on Tuesday that reinstates the death penalty, nearly a decade after the country abolished capital punishment, the Justice Ministry said.