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Syria Sentences Former President al-Assad to Death for Crimes Against Humanity

The former president was convicted of crimes against humanity during the country’s civil war, the first verdict since he fled to Russia in 2024.

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Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentiaBBC News – World
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Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia

Syria Sentences Former President al-Assad to Death for Crimes Against HumanityNYTimes – World
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Syria Sentences Former President al-Assad to Death for Crimes Against Humanity

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Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death for war crimes

Verdict in absentia relates to atrocities during the country’s 14-year civil war in which about 500,000 people died A Syrian court has sentenced the country’s former president Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes during the 14-year civil war, in which about half a million people died. The two men fled to Moscow after being ousted by a lightning rebel o…

Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentiaNPR – World
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Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia

A Syrian court sentenced Assad along with his brother to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria's 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead.

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Syria sentences absent Bashar al-Assad to death over killings, torture

A Syrian ‌court sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death on Tuesday after a trial in absentia, ‌convicting him of crimes including ⁠killings, torture, and arbitrary arrest during the country’s ⁠nearly 14-year war.

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Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes and crimes against humanity

A Syrian court handed death sentences to Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher — both in absentia — alongside their cousin Atef Najib, who attended the trial in a cage and was found guilty of leading the 2011 Daraa crackdown that sparked the civil war.

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Bashar al Assad sentenced to death by Syrian court

Former Syrian president Bashar al Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes, following a ruling by a court in the country.

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