# Algeria faces calls to abandon plans to expand death penalty

https://mins.news/en/item/60036

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-15 22:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/15/algeria-faces-calls-to-drop-death-penalty-plans-after-wildfires?traffic_source=rss

> 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.