Syria’s death sentence for Assad puts new strain on revamped relationship with Russia

A Syrian court sentenced former President Bashar Assad to death, testing the new government’s relationship with Russia. Assad secretly fled Syria the night before rebels seized Damascus, taking refuge in Moscow with his family. He’s been closely guarded and closed off from the world since, as Russia has sought to secur

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.

A Syrian court has sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for atrocities committed during the country’s civil war.

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.

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.

Bashar Al-Assad, who fled to Russia after he was deposed in 2024, was sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes committed during Syria’s bloody civil war.

Syria Sentences Absent Bashar al-Assad, Former Regime Officials to Death  Haaretz

The 60-year-old, who was president of Syria for 24 years until 2024 before fleeing to Moscow, was found guilty of crimes including killings, torture, and arbitrary arrest.

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

Syria has sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed during the country’s nearly 14-year civil war. His brother Maher and five other former officials were also sentenced to death in a landmark ruling by transitional authorities.

Bashar al-Assad was sentenced to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during Syria's nearly 14-year civil war.

Bashar al-Assad was sentenced to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during Syria's nearly 14-year civil war.

DAMASCUS: A Syrian court sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death on Tuesday (Aug 11) 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 Dec

A Syrian court on Tuesday 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. It is the first such ruling under Syria's transitional leaders who ousted Assad in December 2024, vowing to provide j

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.

DAMASCUS, Aug 11 - 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.

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.

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.

A Syrian court has sentenced ex-president Bashar al-Assad and his younger brother to death for crimes against humanity and war crimes which left around half a million people dead

The court also sentenced Assad-era official Atif Najib to death for "crimes against humanity" committed when he was head of political security in Daraa province, the cradle of the country's 2011 uprising.

Syria: Court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia in landmark trial MEE staff on Tue, 08/11/2026 - 09:46 Damascus court sentenced Syria's former strongman, his brother Maher and former security official Atef Najib to death on charges of murder, torture and incitement to murder Of

The court convicted Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted in December 2024, over charges of "war crimes" and "crimes against humanity" during the Syrian civil war.