Lebanon's parliament voted on August 11 to abolish the death penalty, making it the first Arab country to formally end capital punishment. Death sentences will be replaced with life imprisonment and hard labour. The bill now awaits cabinet and presidential approval. Hezbollah walked out of the session in protest.
Read Full ArticleSyria's Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus sentenced former President Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher, and cousin Atef Najib to death on August 11, 2026, for murder, torture and crimes against humanity. Assad and Maher were tried in absentia from Moscow, where Russia has refused to extradite them.
From Hyde Park to the White House, Kashmiri diaspora protests have swept London, Bradford, Washington D.C., New York, and Geneva, demanding international accountability for over 90 civilian deaths in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. British MPs have raised alarm and formal petitions have been filed at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Protests intensify in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir after talks fail, with election violence killing 19 and polls postponed to August 10 amid ongoing unrest.
Arson attack in Pirojpur, Bangladesh leaves five Hindu homes destroyed, raising concerns over minority safety under the interim government.
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