Syrian Court Sentences Bashar al-Assad to Death in Absentia for Crimes Against Humanity
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- •A Syrian court sentenced Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes during the 14-year civil war.
- •Assad's brother Maher al-Assad and cousin Atef Najib were also sentenced to death.
- •Assad remains in Moscow with no prospect of extradition, making the sentence largely symbolic.
- •Experts cited by Al Jazeera characterized the trial as a test of Syria's transitional justice capacity.
- •The civil war killed approximately 500,000 people, according to NPR.
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News Wrap: Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia
PBS NewsHour
Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad and Atef Najib to death
Al Jazeera
Syria sentences former president Bashar al-Assad to death over killings, torture
The Hindu
Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia over atrocities
France24
Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia
Al Jazeera
Who is Atef Najib, former Syrian official sentenced to death with al-Assad?
Al Jazeera
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
NPR News
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