# Algeria’s lower house passes death penalty bill for forest arsonists

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-01 17:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/1/death-penalty-bill-for-forest-arsonists-clears-algeria-lower-house?traffic_source=rss

> Algeria’s lower house approved a penal-code amendment allowing the death penalty for people convicted of arson and acts deemed to threaten public security, unity or economic and environmental stability. Human rights groups called the measure a retrograde response and accused the government of using it against political opposition. The bill still requires upper-house review and ratification by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.