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Syria Sentences Bashar al-Assad to Death

First conviction against the former president reignites debate over justice and possible extradition from Russia

Published on August 11, 2026


Syria Sentences Bashar al-Assad to Death

A Syrian court on Tuesday (11) sentenced former president Bashar al-Assad to death in a trial in absentia that found him guilty of murder, torture, arbitrary arrests, and crimes against humanity committed during the nearly 14-year war in the country.

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