Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death for war crimes
Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher, who was also sentenced to death, fled to Moscow in December 2024. Photograph: Sana Sana/ReutersView image in fullscreenBashar al-Assad and his brother Maher, who was also sentenced to death, fled to Moscow in December 2024. The Syrian government has presented his trial as a landmark case in its pursuit of transitional justice, something experts say is key to healing divisions in the country.Syria has experienced explosions of violence in the post-Assad era.
- ▪Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher, who was also sentenced to death, fled to Moscow in December 2024.
- ▪Photograph: Sana Sana/ReutersView image in fullscreenBashar al-Assad and his brother Maher, who was also sentenced to death, fled to Moscow in December 2024.
- ▪The Syrian government has presented his trial as a landmark case in its pursuit of transitional justice, something experts say is key to healing divisions in the country.Syria has experienced explosions of violence in the post-Assad era.
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- ▪ Syria Sentences Former President al-Assad to Death for Crimes Against Humanity — NYT — World
- ▪ Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia — NPR Topics: News
- ▪ Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia — BBC News — World
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Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher, who was also sentenced to death, fled to Moscow in December 2024. Photograph: Sana Sana/ReutersView image in fullscreenBashar al-Assad and his brother Maher, who was also sentenced to death, fled to Moscow in December 2024. Photograph: Sana Sana/ReutersSyriaSyrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death for war crimesVerdict in absentia relates to atrocities during the country’s 14-year civil war in which about 500,000 people diedWilliam Christou in Beirut Tue 11 Aug 2026 06.40 EDTLast modified on Tue 11 Aug 2026 06.42 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA 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…
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