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Lebanese legislative reforms and amnesty law disputes

13 clusters · 111 sources · last updated 5 days ago

Latest: Lebanese Prosecutor General clarifies general amnesty implementation

The Lebanese legislative landscape has undergone significant shifts through the abolition of the death penalty and the implementation of a general amnesty law. In August 2026, Parliament voted to abolish capital punishme

Lebanese cabinet ministers protest energy crisis

2 clusters · 7 sources · last updated 9 days ago

Latest: Lebanese Forces ministers withdraw from cabinet over energy reforms

Lebanese government ministers have begun withdrawing from cabinet sessions in protest of the ongoing energy crisis and stalled reforms. Initially, Energy and Water Minister Joe Sadi announced his boycott, citing a lack

Roumieh Prison inmate protests in Lebanon

3 clusters · 7 sources · last updated 24 days ago

Latest: Lebanese prisoners face crisis as hunger strike causes seven deaths

More than 400 inmates at Roumieh Central Prison in Lebanon have initiated an open-ended hunger and medication strike to protest the suspension of a general amnesty law. The law, intended to address prison overcrowding an

Gebran Bassil political and judicial positions in Lebanon

3 clusters · 5 sources · last updated 29 days ago

Latest: Gebran Bassil addresses political rift with Hezbollah

Gebran Bassil, leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, has taken several political and judicial stances regarding Lebanon’s national security and governance. Initially, Bassil addressed a judicial body in Baabda to rejec