Libanul devine prima țară din Orientul Mijlociu care abolește pedeapsa cu moartea – Aleph News

The Lebanese Parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty, potentially making Lebanon the first Middle Eastern country to officially eliminate capital punishment. The majority supported the bill, while Hezbollah opposed it. The new law will replace the death penalty with life imprisonment with hard labor. This decision follows nearly three decades of advocacy for abolition by civil society organizations. Lebanon has not executed anyone since 2004, but many remain on death row. The vote is significant in a region where capital punishment is still practiced.