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Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia

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Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
AP —  A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead. The sentences at the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus are the firs
HuffPost
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Ex-Syrian President Bashar Assad Sentenced To Death In Absentia For War Crimes
Ex-Syrian President Bashar Assad Sentenced To Death In Absentia For War Crimes  HuffPost
CTV News
CTV News46 mins ago
Former Syrian president sentenced to death over war crimes
A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead.
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes
A Syrian court has sentenced ousted President Bashar Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia for crimes against humanity during Syria's 14-year conflict
AP News
AP News1 hrs ago
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes  AP News
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera1 hrs ago
Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia
Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentiaNewsFeedA Syrian court has issued death sentences to former President Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher al-Assad and several former regime officials after convicting them of war crimes, crimes against humanity, murder, extrajudicial killings and the detention
CBC News
CBC News1 hrs ago
Syria's former president Bashir al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia at trial
A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria's 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead.
Africa News
Africa News2 hrs ago
Former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia
A Syrian court has sentenced former leader Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death after convicting them in absentia for war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country’s devastating civil war.
Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes
Verdict relates to atrocities committed 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
NPR World
NPR World2 hrs ago
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.
Syrian court sentences ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia
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. It was the first conviction against ‌Assad, who was ousted in a rebel offensive in December 2024 th
BBC News
BBC News3 hrs ago
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.
Former Syrian President al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes
al-Assad and brother Maher fled to Russia after in 2014, after 14-year conflict left about half a million people dead
Premium Times
Premium Times3 hrs ago
Syria’s ex-President Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death
The Criminal Court in Damascus on Tuesday found Bashar al-Assad guilty of premeditated murder.
New York Post
New York Post3 hrs ago
Ex-Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes
A Syrian court sentenced in absentia ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead.
MercoPress
MercoPress3 hrs ago
Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for crimes against humanity
A criminal court in Damascus sentenced former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia on Tuesday for premeditated murder, torture, arbitrary detention and crimes against humanity. Assad was ousted in December 2024 and is living in exile in Moscow. It is the first public sentence handed down against the ma
Dawn
Dawn3 hrs ago
Ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia
Ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia  Dawn
ITV News
ITV News3 hrs ago
Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia
Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia  itv.com
MSNBC
MSNBC3 hrs ago
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
Also sentenced to death in the same case was Assad’s maternal cousin Atef Najib for leading the crackdown in the southern province of Daraa that led to the uprising and later the civil war.
RTÉ News
RTÉ News3 hrs ago
Syria's al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia
Syria's former president Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia, after a Syrian court convicted him over charges of "war crimes" and "crimes against humanity" during the country's civil war.
ABC News
ABC News3 hrs ago
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
A Syrian court has sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and his younger 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
CNN
CNN4 hrs ago
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia  CNN
The New Arab
The New Arab4 hrs ago
Syrian court sentences Bashar Assad to death in absentia
Bashar Assad along with his younger brother Maher were sentenced to death on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria's civil war.
LBC News
LBC News4 hrs ago
Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death for war crimes - lbc.co.uk
Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death for war crimes  lbc.co.uk
NDTV
NDTV4 hrs ago
Syria's Ex-President Bashar Al-Assad Sentenced To Death For Crimes Against Humanity
The ruling against Assad is the first under the transitional authorities who this year began trying figures from the former government, both in person and in absentia.
Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia in landmark trial
Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia in landmark trial MEE staff on Tue, 08/11/2026 - 09:46 Damascus court sentences Syria's former ruler, his brother Maher and ex-security official Najib to death on charges of murder, torture and crimes against humanity A portrait o
A court in Syria has sentenced ousted leader Bashar Assad to death in absentia
A Syrian court has sentenced ousted President Bashar Assad to death in absentia. The ruling comes more than a year and a half after the former dictator was overthrown and fled to Russia.
Toronto Star
Toronto Star4 hrs ago
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia  Toronto Star
Daily Express
Daily Express4 hrs ago
Ousted ex-president of Syria Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death
The ruling came in on Tuesday morning. 09:43, Tue, Aug 11, 2026 Updated: 09:49, Tue, Aug 11, 2026 Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia in late 2024 (Image: Getty)Syria’s ex-president Bashar al-Assad and Atef Najib, the former head of political security in southern Syria’s Deraa province, have been sentenced to death. The Syr
Sky News World
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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.