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Burkina Faso Reinstates the Death Penalty in New Penal Code

November 10, 2026October 21, 2026 by Thomas Redfield

Burkina Faso death penalty: the junta’s appointed legislature voted 71-0 for a penal code restoring capital punishment for terrorism and treason.

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