Lebanon abolishes death penalty in landmark vote, becoming first Arab nation to do so
Majority of 128-member parliament votes in favor of formalizing a 2004 moratorium on executions, with the exception of the Hezbollah bloc, which opposes the motion The post Lebanon abolishes death penalty in landmark vote, becoming first Arab nation to do so appeared first on The Times of Israel .
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