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Lebanon Abolishes Death Penalty: Where Does Capital Punishment Still Exist?

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Lebanon abolishes the death penalty, highlighting a global trend, while many countries still retain capital punishment.

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The death penalty remains in force in the legislation of several Caribbean countries, although the region has gone years without executions. Against this backdrop, Lebanon has just become the first country in the Middle East to formally abolish capital punishment, while the Dominican Republic, where it is constitutionally prohibited, has opted for a different approach: significantly increasing prison sentences through its new Penal Code. These t…

Go to Lebanon, which has just abolished the death penalty. This is unprecedented in the Middle East! Beirut is indeed the first capital of the region that renounces to kill in the name of justice.

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Al Jazeera broke the news in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
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