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Death sentences resume in Russia-backed Libya, drawing US and EU criticism
Original: Death sentences return to Russia-backed North African nation as U.S. warns citizens and EU condemns executions for terrorism and murder crimes
Libya has resumed issuing and carrying out death sentences for terrorism and murder crimes, a move that has drawn condemnation from the European Union while the United States has issued a warning to its citizens over the development. The return of capital punishment in the Russia-aligned North African country has sparked international criticism and renewed concern over human rights and judicial standards there.
Why now: International criticism from the EU and a US citizen warning over resumed executions have put the story in the spotlight.
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- Death sentences return to Russia-backed North African nation as U.S. warns citizens and EU condemns executions for terrorism and murder crimes · Business Insider Africa
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