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Former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia

A Syrian court has sentenced former president Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia after convicting them of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during Syria’s protracted civil war, according to Africanews. The verdicts, delivered in Damascus, come as Syria’s new authorities pursue accountability for atrocities committed during years of fighting […]

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Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia

A Syrian court has sentenced former president Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia, in a verdict that resonated across the country as a landmark moment in the aftermath of decades of family rule. According to Africanews, the ruling was delivered in proceedings held against the former leader, who has not been in the country since