Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia

The ex-president is convicted of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country's civil war.

Stronghold of Syrian revolution celebrates Assad’s death sentence

Syrians in Idlib gathered in celebration after a court sentenced ousted President Bashar al-Assad

Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia over atrocities

A Syrian court on Tuesday (August 11) sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during the country's nearly 14-year civil war.

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Bashar al-Assad to Sheikh Hasina: Heads of state who got death sentences

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

It was the first Syrian conviction against former leader, who was ousted in a rebel offensive in December 2024

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Syria sentences Bashar Assad to death in absentia over atrocities

DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced former ruler Bashar Assad to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during the country's nearly 14-year civil war. It is the first such ruling under Syria's transitional leaders, who ousted Assad in December 2024, vowing to provide justice and accountability for crimes committed under his rule. Assad fled to Moscow as Islamist-led forces closed in on Damascus after a lightning offensive. At a court in D

By The Korea Herald

Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes

Al-Assad has been sentenced over his actions during Syria's nearly 14-year civil war — but he's unlikely to face execution.

Syria sentences Bashar Assad to death in absentia over atrocities

The ruling is the first of its kind under Syria's transitional leaders, who ousted Assad in 2024, vowing to provide justice and accountability for crimes committed under his rule.

Bashar sentenced to death in absentia

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Syria's Hardline Sunni Regime Sentences Bashar al-Assad To Death In Absentia

Syria's Hardline Sunni Regime Sentences Bashar al-Assad To Death In Absentia The new government in Damascus has tried to press Moscow to return to Syria the former longtime President Bashar al-Assad. He's reportedly lived in a posh area of the Russian capital, under heavy security, since he was ousted in December 2024 and forced to flee. Perhaps realizing they will never apprehend him, a Syrian court under the new hardline Sunni Hayat Tahrir al-Sham government has on Tuesday sen...

By Tyler Durden

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

The judge issued the same sentence to Assad's brother Maher, who headed the ​fearsome Fourth...