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Burkina Faso parliament votes unanimously to reinstate death penalty

By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent Burkina Faso’s parliament has reinstated the death penalty six years after its abolition, adopting a new penal code that exposes individuals convicted of terrorism, espionage, and treason to capital punishment. All 71 members of the country’s legislature voted unanimously in favor of the measure on Tuesday. Justice Minister […]

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