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Lebanon parliament votes to abolish death penalty

The new law - which next goes to the cabinet for approval - would make Lebanon the first country in the Middle East to end capital punishment.

Lebanon parliament votes to abolish death penalty
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Pressivio’s World desk has added the source report “Lebanon parliament votes to abolish death penalty” to its international monitoring stream.

The new law – which next goes to the cabinet for approval – would make Lebanon the first country in the Middle East to end capital punishment.

Original source: BBC World
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