# Lebanon abolishes death penalty in first for region

https://mins.news/en/item/19296

- Reuters, 2026-08-11 15:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lebanon-abolishes-death-penalty-first-region-2026-08-11/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7b4133325a7500012a7c1f

> Lebanon’s parliament voted on Tuesday to abolish capital punishment. A statement from the speaker’s office said every existing death sentence would be replaced with life imprisonment. The move was described as a first for the region.

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