Amnesty Urges Algeria to Drop Death Penalty for Wildfire Arson
Amnesty International is urging Algeria to abandon plans to resume executions. After deadly wildfires swept across the country’s northeast last month, President Tebboune called to impose the death penalty on people who start the fires. He
Algeria's proposed resumption of executions for arson and other crimes would mark a reversal of its de facto moratorium on capital punishment, drawing criticism from human rights bodies such as Amnesty International. For businesses and investors, the move signals heightened legal and political risk in a market already navigating regulatory uncertainty, though it remains unclear whether the proposal will translate into actual executions.
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