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Death penalty bill for forest arsonists clears Algeria lower house

Low Severity Africa Algeria
Date Occurred Oct 01, 2026 17:18 UTC
Event Type General News
Source Al Jazeera
Recorded Oct 01, 2026
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Human rights organisations accused Algiers of using the law to target political opposition groups.

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Algeria flag Algeria
Region Africa
Capital Algiers
Population 2,693,542
GDP / Capita $6000.0
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Event Metadata
  • ID #36018
  • Type General News
  • Region Africa
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Oct 01, 2026
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