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PoliticsAlgeria faces calls to abandon plans to expand death penalty

Amnesty International has urged Algeria to abandon plans to expand the death penalty and resume executions after President Abdelmadjid Tebboune moved to make wildfire arson a capital crime. The rights group warned the proposed laws could be used to suppress domestic political opposition.

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AAl Jazeera★★★☆☆2026-09-15 22:01Original

Algeria faces calls to abandon plans to expand death penalty
Algeria faces calls to abandon plans to expand death penaltyPolitics