{
  "id": 668231,
  "title": "Lebanese parliament passes sweeping amnesty law to reduce overcrowding in prisons",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/lebanese-parliament-passes-sweeping-amnesty-law-to-reduce",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T12:28:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260812-lebanese-parliament-passes-sweeping-amnesty-law-thousands-prisoners-wanted-people"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Lebanon's parliament on Wednesday passed a general amnesty law reducing sentences for inmates and people detained for more than 12 years without charges in a bid to reduce prison overcrowding. The legislation was passed a day after Lebanon became the first Middle Eastern country to abolish the death penalty.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}