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Algeria's lower house passes death penalty bill for forest arsonists
Original: Death penalty bill for forest arsonists clears Algeria lower house
Algeria's lower house of parliament has approved a bill imposing the death penalty on people convicted of deliberately starting forest fires. The move follows deadly wildfire seasons that have killed dozens and destroyed large areas of forest in northern Algeria. It now heads to further parliamentary stages, and rights groups are likely to raise concerns about the use of capital punishment.
Why now: Algeria has suffered deadly summer wildfires, and lawmakers are responding with harsher punishment for arson.
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