Verdict relates to atrocities committed during the country’s 14-year civil war in which about 500,000 people died ...

The ex-president is convicted of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country's civil war.

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.

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during ...

A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced ousted former President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia after it convicted him on counts of murder, torture and crimes against humanity before and after the ...

Assad, his brother Maher al-Assad and cousin Atef Najib have been sentenced to death after being convicted of crimes during the country’s nearly 14-year war. The Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus on ...

In July, a Syrian court sentenced former dictator Bashar Assad to death for crimes against his own people. But after 14 years ...

It was the first Syrian conviction against Assad, who was ousted in 2024 and fled to Russia, ending decades of his family's ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced ousted President Bashar Assad and his brother in absentia for murder, torture and crimes against humanity committed before and during the ...

A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced ousted president Bashar al-Assad in absentia to death on charges of premeditated murder, torture, arbitrary detention and crimes against humanity. Al-Assad is ...

Former Syrian president Bashar al Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes, ...

Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death for crimes against humanity during the 14-year civil war, as he remains in Moscow.