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Algeria lower house approves death penalty for forest arsonists
Original: Death penalty bill for forest arsonists clears Algeria lower house https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/1/d eath-pena
Algeria's lower house of parliament has passed a bill that would allow the death penalty for people convicted of deliberately setting forest fires. The move comes as the country seeks to punish and deter arson after devastating wildfire seasons. The legislation now needs approval from the upper house and the president to become law.
Why now: Severe wildfires in Algeria and across the Mediterranean have pushed governments to adopt harsher penalties for arson.
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- Death penalty bill for forest arsonists clears Algeria lower house https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/1/d eath-penalty-bill-for-forest-arsonists-clears-algeria-lower-house?traffic_source=rss # aljazeera # worldnews # VSN · verdantsquare@mastodon.world · 2
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