{"id":"1b12cafb-8875-4de7-bcfd-e0a73d722fca","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/11/lebanons-parliament-votes-to-end-death-penalty-first-in-middle-east-to-so?traffic_source=rss","domain":"aljazeera.com","outlet":{"name":"Al Jazeera","country":"QA","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Lebanon parliament votes to end death penalty, 1st in Middle East to do so","plainHeadline":"Lebanon’s parliament votes to end the death penalty, becoming the 1st in the Middle East to do so.","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.6-sol","at":"2026-08-12T11:09:16.885Z"},"summary":["Lebanon's parliament passed a law ending capital punishment, replacing sentences with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labour.","It makes Lebanon the first country in the Middle East to abolish the death penalty.","The decision followed amendments approved by lawmakers in a 128-member assembly, Hezbollah bloc dissenting.","Amnesty International called it a milestone for human rights and global abolition trends.","Unclear enforcement details remain, as aggravated hard labour terms are not yet specified and prisons are strained."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-08-11T15:20:38.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-11T16:58:47.837Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/0c8ad71b-92a1-4dd1-b266-d2ed650c7fc7"}