2 days ago - The court said Bashar al-Assad had been sentenced to death for crimes of “premeditated and intentional murder of more than one person and of children” as well as “torture, arbitrary arrest and crimes against humanity”.

3 days ago - A Syrian court has sentenced ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia, after convicting him of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country's civil war. It is the first conviction against Assad, who fled from Damascus to the Russian capital, Moscow, with his family after his regime was overthrown in December 2024, ending his family's five-decade grip on power. Assad's cousin and the former head of political security in southern Syria's Deraa province, Atef Najib, was also sentenced to death. He appeared wearing a striped prison uniform inside a cage in the courtroom as the judge read out his sentence. Deraa is widely seen as the birthplace of the uprising against Assad's rule. In March 2011, the detention and alleged torture of a group of teenagers accused of writing anti-government graffiti sparked protests in the city, which were met with a ...

3 hours ago - On 11 August 2026, Assad was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity by a Syrian court and sentenced to death in absentia. Bashar Hafez al-Assad was born in Damascus on 11 September 1965, as the second son and third child of Anisa Makhlouf and Hafez al-Assad.

3 days ago - Syria's ex-president Bashar Al-Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia by a Syrian court following a conviction over charges related to "war crimes" and "crimes against humanity" during Syria's 14-year conflict that left about half a million ...

3 days ago - 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.

2 days ago - The court said Assad had been sentenced to death for crimes of “premeditated and intentional murder of more than one person and of children” as well as “torture, arbitrary arrest and crimes against humanity”.

3 days ago - He was convicted of crimes including murder, "the intentional killing of children under 15" and "torture leading to death". "The ruling we saw today on the al-Assad brothers and their cousin, Atef Najib, marks a new chapter in Syria’s post-regime ...

2 days ago - A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia today for crimes against humanity and war crimes. The offences took place during Syria's 14-year conflict, which began in 2011 ...

3 days ago - “Bashar Assad used state agencies to commit war crimes and crimes against humanity,” said judge Fakhareddine al-Aryan during a court session that was aired live on state TV.

DAMASCUS, Syria — 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 ...

3 days ago - On Tuesday, the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus sentenced him and his brother Maher al Assad in absentia for the crimes carried out from 2011 to the end of the regime. During Syria's almost 14-year conflict, about half a million people were killed. "Bashar Assad used state agencies to commit war crimes and crimes against humanity", judge Fakhareddine al Aryan said during a court session that was aired live on state TV.

3 days 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 ...

2 days ago - A Syrian court sentenced former President Bashar al-Assad and several other officials to death in absentia for murder, torture and crimes against humanity.

Bashar Al-Assad is guilty of war crimes. To ignore these crimes is to call into question the possibility of a lasting peace. This is why France opposes efforts at normalisation. Syria’s reintegration into the Arab League will not put an end to external interference or to regional instability.

2 days ago - 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.

3 days ago - Judge Fakhr al-Din al-Aryan convicted Assad of crimes including premeditated murder, the killing of children under 15, torture leading to death, and unlawful imprisonment committed during the country’s nearly 14-year civil war.