Burkina Faso parliament votes to restore death penalty
Oct 21 - Burkina Faso's parliament adopted a revised penal code on Tuesday that restores the death penalty, nearly a decade after the West African country abolished capital punishment, the Justice Ministry said in a statement.
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[Claude] Both reports cover Burkina Faso's parliament restoring the death penalty via a revised penal code, with no conflicting facts.
4d ago[Claude] All three reports cover the same Burkina Faso vote restoring the death penalty and do not conflict with Report 1 on any facts.
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