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  "id": 15825412,
  "title": "Burkina Faso junta reinstates death penalty",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/burkina-faso-junta-reinstates-death-penalty-15825412",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T23:46:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/10/21/burkina-faso-junta-reinstates-death-penalty_6760525_4.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ruled by a military junta since a 2022 coup, Burkina Faso last carried out an execution recorded in 1988, according to Amnesty International, which had urged the country not to bring back capital punishment. Junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré announced plans last year to reinstate it.",
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Burkina Faso junta reinstates death penalty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/burkina-faso-junta-reinstates-death-penalty",
        "published": "2026-10-20T19:48:32.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}