Death penalty bill for forest arsonists clears Algeria lower house
Al Jazeera · 1 Oct 2026

Death penalty bill for forest arsonists clears Algeria lower house

Human rights organisations accused Algiers of using the law to target political opposition groups. The Algerian lower house has adopted a law that would allow the death penalty for those convicted of arson, after deadly wildfires have swept through the country’s forests. Members of the National Peop


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