# Lebanon passes a controversial general amnesty law

https://mins.news/en/item/20755

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-13 01:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://bit.ly/4g4eniL

> Lebanon’s parliament has approved a controversial general amnesty law after the abolition of the death penalty.

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