2 weeks 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”.

5 days 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.

2 weeks 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 weeks 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.

2 weeks 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 ...

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 weeks 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 ...

2 weeks 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”. ... READ MORE: UN calls ...

2 weeks ago - At a court in Damascus, Judge Fakhr al-Din al-Aryan convicted Assad for crimes including "premeditated murder, the intentional killing of more than one person, the intentional killing of children under 15 years ...

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks 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 weeks 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.

The Syrian government led by president Bashar al-Assad is responsible for systematic and widespread torture targeting opponents and activists not only as a reaction to the protests in 2011. There are currently only a few avenues left to prosecute international crimes committed in Syria.

2 weeks 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.

December 20, 2024 - Between 2011 and 2024, extensive violations on a vast scale by the former Bashar Assad’s regime and its allies, led to the internal displacement of approximately 6.8 million Syrians, with another seven million Syrian refugees seeking asylum abroad, according to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).