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Lebanon abolishes death penalty in Middle East first

People in Lebanon convicted of serious crimes will now face life imprisonment instead of the death penalty, making Lebanon the first country in the Middle East to abolish capital punishment.

Published by Channel NewsAsia

Places named in this report: Middle East

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middle east: 29.310, 47.480

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